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Here’s how (if you wanted to) you could manufacture new followers using #Twitterattack

Posted By Gav On September 21, 2010 @ 2:49 pm In Technology | No Comments

Ah, onMouseOver – you’re so simple.

The string being sent around Twitter today merely inserts a string of JavaScript into the user box and submits it without a user having to click ‘Send’.

So, why not include ‘follow USERNAME’ in the text?

http://t.co/@"onmouseover="document.getElementById('status').value='follow gavreilly';$('.status-update-form').submit();/

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