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Hacked HootSuite Accounts Used to Advertise Scammy Diet Websites on Twitter

posted onSeptember 10, 2013
by l33tdawg

Over the past few days, a large number of HootSuite accounts have been hacked and abused to spread links to shady miracle diet websites.

The hacked HootSuite accounts, including ones of celebrities, are used to send out messages on Twitter that read something like this: “get a free groupon of pure garcinia cambogia, according to groupon this stuff is great to stay healthy! [link]”