Collaborate Disseminate
Maybe you heard about the anger surrounding Twitter’s automatic cropping of images. When users submit pictures that are too tall or too wide for the layout, Twitter automatically crops them to roughly a square. Instead of just picking, say, the largest square that’s closest to the center of the image, …read more
Continue reading Twitter: It’s Not the Algorithm’s Fault. It’s Much Worse.
The Twitter accounts of Gates, Musk, Biden, Apple and Uber have each been hijacked at the same time to push a cryptocurrency scam in an unprecedented breach of Twitter accounts. Continue reading Twitter Elite Accounts Are Hijacked in Unprecedented Cryptocurrency Scam
In the News segment, Oracle patches 284 vulnerabilities, bug in Twitter Android app exposed protected tweets, 4 tips for better API Security in 2019, and more! Bugs, Breaches, and More! Oracle Patches 284 Vulnerabilities in January Critical Patch U… Continue reading Bugs, Breaches, and More – Application Security Weekly #47
Emilio Ferrara analyzed pro-Trump bots during the 2016 election and found a link to anti-Macron bots in 2017. Continue reading The Same Twitter Bots That Helped Trump Tried to Sink Macron, Researcher Says
You might want to check if you’re following @POTUS on Twitter. Continue reading The Transfer of Government Twitter Accounts Wasn’t So Peaceful
Twitter has asked its business partner Dataminr to no longer provide it services to the U.S. intelligence community. Continue reading Twitter Turns Off Fire Hose For Intelligence Community