Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program

Posted by Dave
Apr 13 2009

Twitter tormented by nettlesome computer program

Unwelcome computer program disrupts the chatter on Twitter, adding to service’s growing pains

  • Monday April 13, 2009, 3:24 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nettlesome computer program that tormented Twitter over the weekend is another reminder of the challenges facing the rapidly growing online communications service.

The mischievous program, known as a “worm,” targeted Twitter’s network with four different attacks starting early Saturday and ending early Monday, according to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.

The worm was a potentially malicious program designed to automatically reproduce itself once it’s clicked on. But Stone says it didn’t filch any personal information from the more than 6 million people with Twitter accounts.

 

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