Cyber Security Trends |24 June 19
2019-06-24
Hello, we are talking about Florida paying 600K USD for Ransomware and Disney actress Bella Thorne posted private photos on Twitter because of a hacker blackmail. Below are the linksRead More →
Twitter: “Your private tweets were public for years”
2019-01-18
A new security incident shakes this social network The social network Twitter has just announced the finding of a security flaw that provoked public exposure of the supposedly privacy protectedRead More →
The Germany politicians’ hacker is just an angry 20 years old man
2019-01-09
The suspect claimed to be annoyed by recent statements by some of those involved in leaking information According to reports of cybersecurity and digital forensics specialists from the International InstituteRead More →
Twitter API reveals user’s location
2019-01-09
Metadata contained in old posts contains precise location coordinates According to a research carried out by cybersecurity specialists, the location metadata contained in the social network Twitter posts may beRead More →
How to identify and remove social network virus off your devices
2018-12-26
Identify malicious content on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. The frequency with which viruses appear on social network platforms has increased as well as the dangerousness of these maliciousRead More →
Cyberattack against Twitter might have been sponsored by a government
2018-12-19
The social network mentions that it has collected evidence suggesting that a government might be behind this attack Cybersecurity specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that, afterRead More →
Hackers used memes posted on Twitter to control malware
2018-12-19
A team of researchers has discovered a new way to hide malicious software The investigators of a cybersecurity firm reported the discovery of a new malware sample capable of retrievingRead More →
Has your Twitter account been hacked?
2018-09-15
How to do a security check on this social network Have you ever wondered if someone has accessed your Twitter account in an illegitimate way? Do you know when andRead More →
Massive social network account deletion because of “unusual content”
2018-08-23
Facebook and Twitter report having suspended or banned accounts linked to Iran and Russia campaigns Over 650 Facebook pages and groups that had been identified as “misleading” by their cyber security organization teams haveRead More →
New security processes to prevent malicious automation on Twitter
2018-06-30
Pentest specialists argue that social platforms can be a tool used for psychological warfare operations (PSYOPS) and malicious web campaigns, which is why Twitter has implemented new security features to identify andRead More →
Twitter To Ban Crypto-Related Ads
2018-03-21
Sky News reported Sunday that the U.S.-based social networking giant is looking to roll out a policy in the next two weeks that will block ads associated with cryptocurrency wallets,Read More →
Edge Security Flaw Allows Theft of Facebook and Twitter Credentials
2017-05-11
Argentinean security researcher Manuel Caballero has discovered another vulnerability in Microsoft’s Edge browser that can be exploited to bypass a security protection feature and steal data such as passwords fromRead More →
Some Twitter Dude Is Trying to Take Credit for the Google Docs Phishing Attack
2017-05-04
A Twitter user by the name @EugenePupov is trying to take credit for the massive phishing attack that hit Gmail users last night, and which attempted to trick users intoRead More →
Tech News Brief: Twitter’s New Avatars, CodePlex Shuts Down, IAAF & NY Post Hacked
2017-04-03
Starting today, we’re going to run occasional round-ups of the other stories going on in tech that we couldn’t cover in separate articles. Twitter changes default avatar Late Friday afternoon,Read More →
Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys
2017-03-21
With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message boardRead More →
Turkish Hackers Deface Hundreds of Websites and Twitter Accounts
2017-03-15
The Turkish-Dutch political conflict has spewed into cyberspace during the past few days as Turkish hackers have defaced hundreds of websites and Twitter accounts with political messages and pictures ofRead More →
A bug in Twitter allowed hackers to access to locked accounts until October
2017-03-06
A flaw in Twitter allowed attackers to access locked accounts bypassing the locking mechanism implemented by the company. A flaw in the Twitter application allowed, until a few months ago,Read More →
Twitter Verify Account Phishing Scam Steals Credentials, Credit Card Data
2017-02-02
Twitter is now the target of a phishing attack that uses methods to trick brand managers and social influencers into fake account verification. Security firm Proofpoint discovered the phishing attack,Read More →
After LinkedIn Ban, Russia Warns Facebook And Twitter
2016-11-14
Russia has for the first time invoked its ban on websites storing personal data outside the country. It’s picked a high-profile target, LinkedIn – and says even bigger companies couldRead More →
DDoS attack Friday hits Twitter, Reddit, Spotify and others
2016-10-22
The East Coast was under siege on Friday morning from a large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that brought down more than a dozen prominent websites, including Twitter, Spotify,Read More →
