Category Archives: verified accounts

Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk’s takeover

Posted on by

The world’s richest man’s plans for the news junkie’s favourite social network inevitably get a great deal of attention. Not everyone will be aware of the details of what Elon Musk might be planning for Twitter, but they will certainly be aware that i… Continue reading Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk’s takeover→

Smashing Security #168: The Bitcoin fraud factory

Posted on by

Fraudsters steal millions from those hoping to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon, Twitter verifies a fake US politician, and it’s another face palm for facial recognition.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning… Continue reading Smashing Security #168: The Bitcoin fraud factory→

Twitter warns verified users against attempts to mislead public after Conservative factcheckUK stunt

Posted on by

The Conservative Party press office posed as an independent fact-checking service on Twitter, abusing its verified status in an attempt to fool British voters.
I find it hard to see it any other way…
Continue reading Twitter warns verified users against attempts to mislead public after Conservative factcheckUK stunt→

Mind your company’s old Twitter accounts, rather than allowing them to be hijacked by hackers

Posted on by

There were only 13 episodes of the science fiction TV show “Almost Human” aired before it was pulled from the schedules in 2014.
But its Twitter account lives on, under the control of cryptocurrency giveaway scammers.
Continue reading Mind your company’s old Twitter accounts, rather than allowing them to be hijacked by hackers→

Scammers pwn verified Fox Twitter account to scam cryptocurrency

Posted on by

Scammers have been exploiting Twitter for months now to steal digital currencies from naïve users, but this month one attacker pulled off a rare coup by compromising a verified Twitter account. Continue reading Scammers pwn verified Fox Twitter account to scam cryptocurrency→