Latest Twitter news

Microsoft India’s X account hijacked in Roaring Kitty crypto scam

The official Microsoft India account on Twitter, with over 211,000 followers, was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers to impersonate Roaring Kitty, the handle used by notorious meme stock trader Keith Gill.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 03, 2024
- 06:30 PM
- 0
Here's why Twitter sends you to a different site than what you clicked

Users of the social media platform X (Twitter) have often been left puzzled when they click on a post with an external link but arrive at an entirely unexpected website from the one displayed. A Twitter ad spotted below by a security researcher shows forbes.com as its destination but instead takes you to a Telegram account.
- Ax Sharma
- March 20, 2024
- 04:47 AM
- 1
X adds passkeys support for iOS users in the United States

X, formerly Twitter, announced today that iOS users in the United States can now log into their accounts using passkeys.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 23, 2024
- 03:19 PM
- 0
SEC confirms X account was hacked in SIM swapping attack

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirmed today that its X account was hacked through a SIM-swapping attack on the cell phone number associated with the account.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 22, 2024
- 06:04 PM
- 1
Mandiant's X account hacked by crypto Drainer-as-a-Service gang

Cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant says its Twitter/X account was hijacked last week by a Drainer-as-a-Service (DaaS) gang in what it described as "likely a brute force password attack."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 10, 2024
- 05:21 PM
- 1
US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval

The X account for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked today to issue a fake announcement on the approval of Bitcoin ETFs on security exchanges.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 09, 2024
- 05:30 PM
- 5
Netgear, Hyundai latest X accounts hacked to push crypto drainers

The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA Twitter/X accounts (together with over 160,000 followers) are the latest hijacked to push scams designed to infect potential victims with cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 08, 2024
- 04:06 PM
- 0
X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads

Cybercriminals are abusing X advertisements to promote websites that lead to crypto drainers, fake airdrops, and other scams.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 7
Web3 security firm CertiK's X account hacked to push crypto drainer

The Twitter/X account of blockchain security firm CertiK was hijacked today to redirect the company's more than 343,000 followers to a malicious website pushing a cryptocurrency wallet drainer.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 05, 2024
- 12:20 PM
- 0
Hackers hijack govt and business accounts on X for crypto scams

Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked with 'gold' and 'grey' checkmarks to promote cryptocurrency scams, phishing sites, and sites with crypto drainers.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 01:40 PM
- 2
Mandiant’s account on X hacked to push cryptocurrency scam

The Twitter account of American cybersecurity firm and Google subsidiary Mandiant was hijacked earlier today to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and share a cryptocurrency scam.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 03, 2024
- 05:50 PM
- 2
Crypto drainer steals $59 million from 63k people in Twitter ad push

Google and Twitter ads are promoting sites containing a cryptocurrency drainer named 'MS Drainer' that has already stolen $59 million from 63,210 victims over the past nine months.
- Bill Toulas
- December 21, 2023
- 04:23 PM
- 0
Crypto scammers abuse Twitter ‘feature’ to impersonate high-profile accounts

Cryptocurrency scammers are abusing a legitimate Twitter "feature" to promote scams, fake giveaways, and fraudulent Telegram channels used to steal your crypto and NFTs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 20, 2023
- 03:17 PM
- 0
Bloomberg Crypto X account snafu leads to Discord phishing attack

The official Twitter account for Bloomberg Crypto was used earlier today to redirect users to a deceptive website that stole Discord credentials in a phishing attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 17, 2023
- 06:01 PM
- 1
Fraudsters make $50,000 a day by spoofing crypto researchers

Multiple fake accounts impersonating cryptocurrency scam investigators and blockchain security companies are promoting phishing pages to drain wallets in an ongoing campaign on X (former Twitter).
- Bill Toulas
- November 15, 2023
- 10:02 AM
- 3
Twitter testing annual subscriptions for tweeting and retweeting

Twitter, now renamed X, is testing new $1 annual subscriptions to provide unverified accounts access to core features like tweeting and retweeting.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 18, 2023
- 05:53 AM
- 2
Apple rejects new name 'X' for Twitter iOS app because... rules

Mr. Musk may have successfully pushed Twitter's new name and logo, 'X', and even made the vanity domain x.com redirect to the social media website, but that's not to say, the Mathematical double-struck letter will fit the bill everywhere. Apple's App Store can't accept Twitter iOS app's new name due to minimum character requirements
- Ax Sharma
- July 29, 2023
- 06:33 AM
- 11
Twitter's rebranding to 'X' triggers Microsoft Edge security alert

Microsoft Edge web browser has been displaying security warnings after Twitter changed its name to 'X'. It's got to do with a security feature dubbed 'Progressive Web App Icon change', designed to keep users safe during app icon or name changes.
- Ax Sharma
- July 28, 2023
- 12:30 PM
- 4
Instagram's Threads to get Twitter-like hashtags support, edit button and more

Instagram's dedicated text-sharing app, Threads, is set to introduce many new features, including Twitter-style hashtags, an edit button, a trending page, and possibly even an automatic archiving function. Instagram's Head, Adam Mosseri, confirmed these upcoming features in a series of posts on Threads.
- Mayank Parmar
- July 09, 2023
- 04:58 AM
- 0
Twitter's bot spam keeps getting worse — it's about porn this time

Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter's got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and interactions on the platform. And there doesn't seem to be an easy solution in sight.
- Ax Sharma
- July 02, 2023
- 11:05 AM
- 5