Twitter Porn Names Scam

[Demon_Skeith]

The "Twitter porn names" game, currently Twitter's top-trending topic (things that are twittered the most), may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole -- one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it's also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering.

The porn names game has a few variations, but the information that all of the versions elicit is the same. To find your "porn name" you are asked to take the name of your first pet, and combine it with the street you grew up on or your mother's maiden name. Silly, sure. But look more closely: All of these are common security questions. By playing the game, you could be revealing private information that Web scoundrels could potentially use to access your online accounts and bank information.

Be wary of this and similar games that might entice you to reveal potential answers to your security questions. Be sure to pass along the information to your friends if they have unwittingly provided answers to their security questions.

If you have publicly revealed answers to your online security questions, you should delete the post, change your passwords, and update your security questions.

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a lot of internet people are NOOBS!

 

[froggyboy604]

People should never give up their mothers maiden name, and other info about themselves.

I see a lot of non-security savy peaple falling for this.

 

[Yoshi]

This could be a a huge debate, but it will come down to people who feel safe, no matter what, doing this. Personally, I wouldn't do it, as it is a security hazard, and what people need to realize is the fact that you should not pick a question like that and give out the answer. I know so many people that have been hacked, in some way, because that click the "store my password on this computer" button on most of the new browsers that are out. It's a sad truth that it happens, but it does.

 

[froggyboy604]

Was it on their computer that they store their password, or did they accidently store their password on someone elses computer.

I used public computer where people forgot to logoff their MSN, YIM, or AIM account.