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safety Would Twitter send you notification emails that link to Rx sites? Nope, but you knew that already. Learn more: http://t.co/llnBMdf 10:18 AM Feb 25th via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius The first of a series of improvements to our spam detection is out! Hopefully you'll all see a decrease in @ reply spam. 11:19 AM Feb 23rd via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius Seeing an uptick in @ reply spam? Us too. We're working to find & shut it down faster. In the meantime, remember: report as spam. 8:16 AM Feb 18th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius Getting emails from twitteraccounts.com saying you've been reported as spam & need to confirm your account? Phishing, not us. 1:24 PM Feb 14th via Echofon Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
Are your friends tweeting about making money online? Sadly, they didn't make any money;they're hacked. We're working on resetting passwords. 2:54 AM Jan 23rd via web
delbius We're working to remove the malware links and reset passwords on compromised accounts. 8:59 AM Jan 20th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius Did you follow a goo.gl link that led to a page telling you to install “Security Shield” Rogue AV? That's malware. Don't install. 8:58 AM Jan 20th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
delbius All signs point to the compromise being due to weak passwords; check out our tips on account security: http://t.co/GizZs3o 10:00 AM Jan 18th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by spam and 75 others
delbius Getting msgs re: folks winning free iPhones/iPads? You're not missing out; they've been hacked. We're working to reset passwords. 9:56 AM Jan 18th via web Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
Getting DMs offering you a chance @ testing free iPhones/iPads? Alas, not legit. We're working on resetting passwords for affected accounts. 1:06 PM Jan 17th via web
delbius We reset passwords + deleted updates on accounts affected by acai spam; accounts were compromised in the Gawker properties hack. 10:50 AM Dec 13th, 2010 via Echofon Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
Gawker blogs include: Deadspin, Gawker, Gizmodo, io9, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, and Lifehacker. 1:07 AM Dec 13th, 2010 via web
In other words: the "acai berry" spam attack looks to be connected w/ the Gawker hack rather than a worm. http://t.co/vkUpbMk 1:01 AM Dec 13th, 2010 via web
Got a Gawker acct that shares a PW w/ your Twitter acct? Change your Twitter PW! Current attack appears to be due to the Gawker compromise. 1:00 AM Dec 13th, 2010 via web
safety We're pushing password resets to users affected by an off-Twitter attack; please check oAuth connections and revoke any you didn't approve! 10:36 AM Dec 7th, 2010 via web Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Haven't checked oAuth approvals lately? Here's more info on how to check this out: http://t.co/W53qgpX 10:37 AM Dec 7th, 2010 via web Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Friendly reminder that Twitter doesn't send fake emails about unread messages - check http://t.co/llnBMdf to learn more. 10:43 AM Nov 19th, 2010 via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Received a fake email about warnings from Twitter? Forward it to spoof@twitter.com and learn more here: http://t.co/llnBMdf 4:23 PM Nov 1st, 2010 via web by mattsparrow Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
safety Please see http://t.co/Y4p9KhK for info on the latest (resolved) attack on Twitter. 11:40 AM Sep 26th, 2010 via web by delbius Retweeted by spam and 100+ others
twitter All about the "onMouseover" incident: http://t.co/j5eqLWd. 10:24 AM Sep 21st, 2010 via web from SoMa, San Francisco Retweeted by spam and 100+ others

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