Twitter Crime up 20% in 2010

If you’ve noticed more of those “click here for an incredible offer!!”-type tweets in the past few months, you’re not alone. There has been a significant increase in the number of scammers, hackers and other nefarious types on Twitter in 2010. Altogether, “crime” on Twitter has risen by 20% in the past year.

Content security and data protection firm Barracuda Networks Inc. has released findings from their 2010 Annual Security Report, which examines the state of security on the internet.

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