An official Twitter account recently sent out spam tweets offering links to a sexy dating service and a more explicit version of chat roulette, according to security researchers.
Somehow two spam accounts, SkypeCamGirls and CamGirlTrenity, were able to get their sexy spam noticed by Twitter's @TopTweets account. TopTweets then helped spread the love with links to sites such as Getiton.com (a site that helps you find your "perfect sexual match") and Camsexroulette.net (a person-to-person Webcam service for voyeurs and exhibitionists), according to F-Secure. Top Tweets is an automated account that uses an algorithm to identify and retweet popular and interesting tweets on the micro-blogging service.
Click to ZoomThe two spam accounts have since been suspended and their past tweets removed from Twitter. It's unclear if the spam accounts were able to game Twitter's TopTweets algorithm or if the spam accounts used some form of malware to manipulate the micro-blogging service. TopTweets typically retweets messages that have been distributed by at least 100 people or more.
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