Possible Twitter Hack Prompts Big Password Reset Call

If you get a message from Twitter saying you have to change your password, don't ignore it as a phishing attempt. It may be real. Mashable has received dozens of reports of Twitter asking users, upon log-in, to reset their passwords because their accounts may have been compromised.

It's happening all over Twitter, at Mashable's offices and even at TechCrunch. The site fell victim to the hack, and its Twitter account has been tweeting spammy deals. The site asked its readers not to click on these links and has since fixed its Twitter feed.

We are good now, but please don't click the "$250 tweet" links as we were hacked. tcrn.ch/RkZA2G— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) November 8, 2012…
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