It seems that social sharing is the next target for hackers. After massive hacking debacles in Facebook, Twitter, it's now Pinterest's turn. Reportedly, many Pinterest accounts have been hacked and filled with weight loss ad photographs. The visual discovery site has confirmed the news and asked users to be careful.
An ANI report said that social site Pinterest has said that all the hacked accounts are 'restored in safe mode.' The hacked accounts carried weight loss ads with human behind in most pictures. The site has asked users to secure their accounts with new passwords.
According to a TechFirstPost report, many users reportedly complained, that the pictures doing the rounds were distasteful with human behind. “Pinterest has now advised users to use unique and strong passwords. It had asked users to report suspicious pins and also be wary of third party apps.”
Pinterest has asked users to check the source before repining any picture
According to a Techcrunch report, the site has grown popular in no time, making it a spam centre as well. Recently, Better Business Bureau had warned users of a hacking and spam by asking them to be careful of opening pins that seem suspicious. It says that hackers access accounts via third party apps with security holes. Further, “hackers insert malicious code in 'Pin This' on other sites.” |  |
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