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Elon Musk’s plans to charge for Twitter verification opens the door for phishing
November 2, 2022 - Verification on Twitter is a confused tangle of policy with no clear direction with regard to what it wants to be....
Twitter fixes bug that left devices logged in after password reset
September 26, 2022 - Twitter says it has fixed a bug that meant users weren’t logged out of active sessions on all devices after manually...
British Airways customers targeted in lost luggage Twitter scam
August 30, 2022 - Getting back into the travel habit? Jumping on a plane soon? Experienced a bit of a luggage disaster and looking for...
Twitter security under scrutiny after former executive turns whistleblower
August 24, 2022 - A former Twitter executive has acted as a whistleblower and alleged some serious problems. Provided these accusations are true, the disclosure...
Twitter data breach affects 5.4M users
August 8, 2022 - Twitter has confirmed that it was breached last month via a now-patched 0-day vulnerability in Twitter’s systems, allowing an attacker to link email addresses and...
Wrestling star Mick Foley’s Twitter compromised, selling PS5 consoles
August 1, 2022 - One of the biggest wrestling stars around, Mick Foley, had his Twitter account hijacked in an attempt to legitimize a very...
Verified Twitter accounts phished via hate speech warnings
July 6, 2022 - Verified Twitter accounts are once again under attack from fraudsters, with the latest phish attempt serving up bogus suspension notices. Hijacking...
Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing
May 27, 2022 - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using...
Beware Twitter Messages claiming “Your blue badge Twitter account has been reviewed as spam”
April 29, 2022 - Twitter verification is a two-edged sword. According to Twitter, it’s supposed to let people know “that an account of public interest...
Beware of fake Twitter philanthropists offering to put $750 into your Cash App account
April 21, 2022 - Twitter philanthropists are a controversial emergence on the social media platform. In essence, Twitter-based philanthropy is about incredibly rich people helping...
