ViddyHo Worm Sweeping Through IM (Valleywag)
Here's a bit of a public service announcement: If someone asks you over IM to "Hey check out this video!" they foolishly fell for the just-breaking ViddyHo virus. Don't follow them. This comes...
Just Say "No" To Gmail "ViddyHo" Chats (Washington Post)
A crazy number of readers have written in asking what they should do about unsolicited instant messages coming in from their Gmail accounts. The messages are from a site called ViddyHo urging them to "check out this video." I hope most readers will recognize the link provided in this chat invite for what it is: An invitation to give your Gmail credentials over to criminals. A quick check of the ...
On the Google Talk Phishing Attack (ReadWriteWeb)
"Hey check out this video! http://tinyurl.com/xyz," says an old friend by Google Talk IM. Well sure, you think, I'd love to see a video from you - it's been a long time! Maybe you got an IM like that this afternoon, too. Maybe you got six. There's nothing wrong with clicking on such a link, but when the site that loads as a result, Viddyho.com , asks for your Google Talk username and ...
ViddyHo Attack Spreads Through Chat Sessions - Wall Street Journal By Andrew LaVallee A phishing attack is quickly spreading through instant-messaging sessions, including Google Chat, and directing victims to a Web site called “ViddyHo.” A link, shortened through TinyURL, directs message recipients to a ViddyHo login ...
ViddyHo gives GTalk users a case of the worms - VentureBeat A couple hours ago, I was pinged by a fellow blogger on Google’s GTalk instant message service, telling me to click on an abbreviated URL link that led to a site called “ViddyHo.” The blogger doesn’t normally ping me, and the message was strangely ...
Fast-Spreading Phishing Scam Hits Gmail Users - New York Times Gmail users who are logged into the accompanying chat service Google Talk, or GTalk, have been getting messages that appear to be from friends, urging them to click on a TinyURL Web address that redirects to a Web site called “ViddyHo. ...
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