Thread: Very upsetting Twitter problem

Someone seems to have gotten into my Twitter account and posted something from me:

RT @Gordtm: Up to $240.30 so far today!!! i'll tweet another update later!!

How does this happen and what can I do to stop it?

Originally Posted by gordtm

Someone seems to have gotten into my Twitter account and posted something from me:

RT @Gordtm: Up to $240.30 so far today!!! i'll tweet another update later!!

How does this happen and what can I do to stop it?

Quite easily. If you are signed into Twitter, any web site you go to could execute code to send a Tweet from your account. It is also pretty easily to exploit Twitter in other ways. Not much you can do about it other than to stay signed out if you aren't using Twitter. Another way if you are using Firefox is to use the NoScript addon to block javascript on sites that you haven't whitelisted.

Originally Posted by sunkast

Quite easily. If you are signed into Twitter, any web site you go to could execute code to send a Tweet from your account. It is also pretty easily to exploit Twitter in other ways. Not much you can do about it other than to stay signed out if you aren't using Twitter. Another way if you are using Firefox is to use the NoScript addon to block javascript on sites that you haven't whitelisted.

Thanks. I'll have to make sure I sign out each time from now on.

Now they have suspended my account!!!!!
Someone compromised my twiiter account and is making posted through my username.
I have sent an email to twitter, any other suggestions?

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Originally Posted by gordtm

Now they have suspended my account!!!!!

Someone compromised my twiiter account and is making posted through my username.

I have sent an email to twitter, any other suggestions?

If they suspended your account not you can do now but wait and when they re open I would recommend changing your password.

And maybe try using a desktop app for twitter when on the computer :-)

Originally Posted by gordtm

Now they have suspended my account!!!!!
Someone compromised my twiiter account and is making posted through my username.
I have sent an email to twitter, any other suggestions?

Create another one with a different user name. That would be my suggestion.

Originally Posted by olta777

Create another one with a different user name. That would be my suggestion.

What a pain, I think I'll wait a bit and see what happens.
I still don"t know how someone could have gotten into my account.
I recently saw posts for advertising stuff that I didn't do.

Originally Posted by Kris

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If they suspended your account not you can do now but wait and when they re open I would recommend changing your password.

And maybe try using a desktop app for twitter when on the computer :-)

How long does it take until they re open it?

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Originally Posted by gordtm

Originally Posted by Kris

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If they suspended your account not you can do now but wait and when they re open I would recommend changing your password.

And maybe try using a desktop app for twitter when on the computer :-)

How long does it take until they re open it?

I honestly have no idea about that. . .

Originally Posted by gordtm

What a pain, I think I'll wait a bit and see what happens.
I still don"t know how someone could have gotten into my account.
I recently saw posts for advertising stuff that I didn't do.

I don't know either I know that you just have to be really careful with info on internet nowdays. Always protect your passwords. I am sorry you have to go thru this. I hope this gets resolved really soon for you.