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Watch out for Ukraine donation scammers in Twitter replies

April 19, 2022 - The invasion of Ukraine has been a money making opportunity for scammers since the moment it began: Fake donation sites, bogus...

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Twitter makes the leap to Tor

March 9, 2022 - Tor is getting another visibility boost for people who may not otherwise come into contact with it. The reason: an attempt...

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Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims

February 13, 2022 - Twitter is transitioning away from from its two-factor authentication(2FA) provider, Mitto AG, a Swiss communications company. The social media giant broke...

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Actor’s verified Twitter profile hijacked to spam NFT giveaways

January 31, 2022 - When we refer to hijacked verified profiles on Twitter, it’s most commonly some sort of Elon Musk themed scam. The hijackers...

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Twitter says it out loud: Removing anonymity will not stop online abuse

August 11, 2021 - An investigation by Twitter into racist tweets levied against three Black players on the English football team following the national hopefuls’...

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5 years for swatter who caused a man’s death for a Twitter handle

July 22, 2021 - Doxing (or doxxing) is in the news again, for an absolutely shocking story that ended with a man’s death caused by...

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Twitter takes aim at the chaos, clutter and trolls with new feature concepts

June 16, 2021 - Twitter is potentially looking to add some new features to combat specific forms of abuse and / or aggravation on the...

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How to delete your Twitter account: the deactivation process

May 26, 2021 - You may decide to delete your Twitter account, because social media isn’t for everyone. Perhaps you set up an account to...

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Bitcoin scammers phish for wallet recovery codes on Twitter

April 28, 2021 - We’re no strangers to the Twitter customer support DM slide scam. This is where someone watches an organisation perform customer support...

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Teen behind 2020 Twitter hack pleads guilty

March 17, 2021 - The so-called “mastermind” behind the 2020 Twitter hack that compromised the accounts of several celebrities and public figures—including President Barack Obama,...

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