TWITTER has released an official warning about a phishing scam that has duped users into handing over their passwords.

As many as 13,000 users could have been affected.

Twitter staff were helping users reclaim control of their accounts after falling for the scam, a message on the site’s blog said today.

“We are currently pushing a password reset on accounts we believe may have been caught in a phishing scam,” the message read.

“Please exercise your best judgment when thinking about releasing your username and password to third parties.”

The warning didn’t include details of the name or methods of the scam, but an update from PC Tools today said users had been duped by a plot called “Twittercut”.

A PC Tools spokesperson said the site had been flooded by messages promising users a quick boost in followers and directing them to a fraudulent website.

The messages appeared to have started from an account called @twittercut, which has since been disabled.

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