'Mikeyy' Worm Snarls Twitter

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 13, 2009 12:49 PM CDT
'Mikeyy' Worm Snarls Twitter
A screenshot recently grabbed from Twitter.

A series of viruses have been wreaking havoc on Twitter, the South Florida Business Journal reports, sending out unwanted messages promoting StalkDaily.com. Click on one, and your account will be infected as well, and begin sending out the malicious tweets. According to Twitter’s official blog, the “Mikeyy” worm began on four accounts, and has sent out at least 10,000 tweets. (More Twitter stories.)

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