Twitter users have come under attack from scammers once again, and the microblogging site has asked several users to reset their passwords. This latest attempt came through torrent file-sharing sites that contained hidden security exploits and backdoors. Opinion is divided as to whether these security holes were the result of bad coding or, as Twitter claims, were deliberately created so the coder could later activate them. Twitter noticed a “sudden surge” in followers of a few accounts over the five-day period leading up to Tuesday.

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