Twitter Worm...
April 2009
Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms. As a second Twitter exploit began circulating on the micro-blogging site on April 12, a teenager from Brooklyn told CNET News he created both worms because he was bored and wanted to draw attention to the Twitter flaw. Much like the April 11 StalkDaily worm, the “Mikeyy” worm posts unwanted messages to users’ pages. The “Mikeyy” worm began spreading on the micro-blogging site on April 12, posting messages such as “Mikeyy I am done...,” “MikeyyMikeyy is done.,” and “Twitter please fix this, regards Mikeyy.” A 17-year-old Brooklyn resident told CNET News in an interview that he created the worm “out of boredom.” “I thought about it later and basically did it because I was bored,” he said. “And I did not think Twitter would fix (the flaw) very soon. But I did not think it would spread as far or as fast as it did.” Twitter said it has closed the hole that allowed the worm to spread. “We have taken steps to remove the offending updates, and to close the holes that allowed this ‘worm’ to spread,” Twitter said in a statement on April 11. “No passwords, phone numbers, or other sensitive information were compromised as part of this attack.” However, the creator of the worm said he released the second worm exploiting the original flaw on April 12, after Twitter claimed to have closed the holes. He also said that he had not yet been contacted by Twitter representatives.
Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms. As a second Twitter exploit began circulating on the micro-blogging site on April 12, a teenager from Brooklyn told CNET News he created both worms because he was bored and wanted to draw attention to the Twitter flaw. Much like the April 11 StalkDaily worm, the “Mikeyy” worm posts unwanted messages to users’ pages. The “Mikeyy” worm began spreading on the micro-blogging site on April 12, posting messages such as “Mikeyy I am done...,” “MikeyyMikeyy is done.,” and “Twitter please fix this, regards Mikeyy.” A 17-year-old Brooklyn resident told CNET News in an interview that he created the worm “out of boredom.” “I thought about it later and basically did it because I was bored,” he said. “And I did not think Twitter would fix (the flaw) very soon. But I did not think it would spread as far or as fast as it did.” Twitter said it has closed the hole that allowed the worm to spread. “We have taken steps to remove the offending updates, and to close the holes that allowed this ‘worm’ to spread,” Twitter said in a statement on April 11. “No passwords, phone numbers, or other sensitive information were compromised as part of this attack.” However, the creator of the worm said he released the second worm exploiting the original flaw on April 12, after Twitter claimed to have closed the holes. He also said that he had not yet been contacted by Twitter representatives.
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