Twitter Spam Farm 2011

By Xah Lee. Date: 2011-06-26

Spammers are everywhere, and this week there's egregious one on Twitter. It grabs part of my blog article and put it on its own ad-ridden website, with no link back, and has 10 different Twitter accounts all tweeting it. Here's a screenshot:

twitter spam 2011-06-26 — Screenshot of a Twitter spammer.

Also, it seems to change some of its account pictures every day. Usually some innocent-looking chick.

The short URL they used is ❮http://bit.ly/inLQeY❯. It redirect to this ❮http://freewebhostingreviews.info/my-web-server/xah-lee-at-blogger-rsync-windows-to-unix-file_25601374X35t_Jun2011.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter❯.

twitter spam 2011-06-26 site — Twitter spammer site screenshot.

The Twitter accounts are: MaragareHarp, RosalieHoffmann, JimmyHymel, StaceeHailey, DarrinKollman, GlennPeacock, IsmaelSchanz, TrumanHare, YeeSowder, Tilliecquha.

My original article is this: rsync Windows to unix File Permissions .

2011-06-27

Spam Tweet Spam Report!

This spammer now spam-tweet my spam report with 3 new accounts.

Joeannfsfii 5:01am via Twitterfeed
Xah Lee At Blogger: A Egregious Case of Twitter Spam: It redirect to this http://freewebhostingreviews.info/m... http://bit.ly/kwKLn5

Lavonnebfhkz 5:01am via Twitterfeed
Xah Lee At Blogger: A Egregious Case of Twitter Spam: It redirect to this http://freewebhostingreviews.info/m... http://bit.ly/k1rfLt

Talithatxbrn 2:58am via Twitterfeed
Xah Lee At Blogger: A Egregious Case of Twitter Spam http://bit.ly/k1rfLt

Amazing.