When you have many followers on social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, you need to be careful about what you write because it can be read by thousands or millions, and many of them may take seriously what you write.
That's why it's not surprising that hijacking continues on the Twitter accounts of famous people. According to recent reports, more than 2,500 Twitter accounts belonging to relatively famous individuals were compromised and used to promote adult websites. The hackers apparently relied on the large number of followers to gain more hits and sign‑ups. With each sign‑up they earned about $4.
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According to Symantec, the hackers instead of tweeting or sending direct messages to users, used these accounts to like tweets and follow other users, hoping that these users would be curious enough to look up their Twitter profiles. So if any account you follow starts posting things it didn't use to in the past, it's better not to click on them.
For greater security it would be good, besides your password, to enable Twitter's Login Verification, which requires you to enter a code that is sent via text message to your phone each time you log into your account.
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