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Verified Twitter accounts compromised, get busy spamming
January 19, 2017 - Update: Twitter only recommends that verified users enable 2FA on their accounts. They do, however, need to have a verified phone...
“See who visits your Twitter Profile” Spam: Blink and you’ll miss it
March 11, 2015 - Maybe this spambot was watching Blade Runner and took note of that whole “burning twice as bright” thing, because the Bot’s...
Apple Watch Giveaway Spam Clocks In on Twitter
March 10, 2015 - Twitter users should be aware that mentioning the new Apple Watch could result in spam headed their way: Hello your [sic] chosen go...
Fake CNN Twitter Feeds Spam Weight Loss Links
January 9, 2015 - We’ve noticed a number of fake CNN-themed Twitter accounts driving traffic to a couple of different weight loss sites. The accounts in...
Twitter Phishing Spamrun: “Strange Rumors About You”
September 8, 2014 - Thanks to Janne Ahlberg for notifying us about an ongoing Twitter spam attack which is sending potential victims to phishing pages...
Fake CNN Twitter sent users to diet spam and installs
April 17, 2014 - It looks like someone took a compromised Twitter feed and turned it into a fake CNN account, which was peddling weight...
AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter
May 23, 2023 - Twitter’s recent changes to checkmark verification continue to cause chaos, this time in the realm of potentially dangerous misinformation. A checkmarked...
AI-powered content farms start clogging search results with ad-stuffed spam
May 4, 2023 - A recent study by NewsGuard, trackers of online misinformation, makes some alarming discoveries about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in...
Twitter may be on fire, but scams are still all systems go
November 25, 2022 - Twitter is currently the place to both be and not be. Verified accounts that aren’t actually verified (or official), and official...
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...
