US Disrupts Russian Bots Spreading Propaganda on Twitter
Russian media outlet RT ran the bot farm to pump out disinformation via 968 Twitter accounts, the US Justice Department says.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
Trezor X Account Hacked, Shills Fake Crypto
- Trezor’s official X account was compromised, likely due to a SIM swap attack, and used to promote a fake token presale. ZachXBT and crypto security firm Scam Sniffer identified the fraudulent activity, preventing wider user losses. Despite compromising Trezor’s account, the hacker only managed to steal a paltry $8,100.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
SEC says X account hack was due to SIM swapping
An “unauthorized party” hijacked the cell phone number of the person running the SEC’s X account before taking over the social media feed and posting messages. In a statement on Monday, an SEC spokesperson explained that two days after the January 9 account takeover, the government agency spoke to its telecom carrier and discovered that someone “obtained control of the SEC cell phone number associated with the account in an apparent ‘SIM swap’ attack.”
SEC Has Not Approved Bitcoin ETFs, but Its Hacked X Account Briefly Said Otherwise
The X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is deciding whether to approve bitcoin ETFs, "was compromised," the regulator told CoinDesk.
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers
The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.
Crypto drainer steals $59 million from 63k people in Twitter ad push
Google and Twitter ads are promoting sites containing a cryptocurrency drainer named 'MS Drainer' that has already stolen $59 million from 63,210 victims over the past nine months.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
CIA exposed to intelligence interception due to X's URL bug
Musk's mega-app-in-waiting goes from chopping headlines to profile URLs An ethical hacker has exploited a bug in the way X truncates URLs to take over a CIA Telegram channel used to receive intelligence. Kevin McSheehan, who uses the online handle "Pad," spotted the issue after hovering over the link to the CIA's Telegram channel displayed on its X social media profile.
New Twitter scam in China: sextortion scammers
Chinese sextortion scam accounts flood X (previously Twitter) after the platform introduced a blue-check policy allowing users to buy verified badges.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims
Twitter is changing its 2FA service provider after allegations emerged that it sold access to its networks to surveillance companies.
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‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty for the massive 2020 Twitter hack - The Verge
PlugwalkJoe, aka Joseph James O’Connor, a UK citizen connected to the 2020 Twitter hack affecting many high-profile accounts, including Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Apple, has pled guilty to cyberstalking and other crimes. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that O’Connor has been extradited to the US.