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Giving Elon Musk a follow on Twitter? You might be shortlisted by scammers looking to defraud Elon's newest followers. New Musk followers are being added to a "Deal of the Year" list on Twitter that lures them into depositing small crypto amounts into the attackers' wallet with the false promise of receiving up to 5000 Bitcoin in return.
Twitter accounts giving Elon Musk a follow are being targeted in a crypto giveaway scam dubbed 'Freedom Giveaway.' [...]
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for end-to-end encryption for direct messages on the platform. The feature is part of Musk's vision for Twitter 2.0, which is expected to be what's called an "Everything app." Other functionalities include longform tweets and payments, according to a slide deck shared by Musk over the weekend.
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for end-to-end encryption for direct messages on the platform. The feature is part of Musk's vision for Twitter 2.0, which is expected to be what's called an "Everything app." Other functionalities include longform tweets and payments, according to a slide deck shared by Musk over the weekend.
Over 5.4 million Twitter user records containing non-public information stolen using an API vulnerability fixed in January have been shared for free on a hacker forum. Last July, a threat actor began selling the private information of over 5.4 million Twitter users on a hacking forum for $30,000.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has decided to allow suspended accounts back onto the micro-blogging service. Musk used the same process for this decision as he did when restoring access to a Florida Man who once held high elected office in the US - an utterly unscientific and easy to manipulate poll of Twitter users.
In a surprising move, Twitter has lifted the "Permanent suspension" of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account. The move follows a Twitter poll ran by Elon Musk that asked users whether to reinstate Trump's account-the majority of 15 million respondents answered affirmatively.
In a surprising move, Twitter has lifted the "Permanent suspension" of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account. The move follows a Twitter poll ran by Elon Musk that asked users whether to reinstate Trump's account-the majority of 15 million respondents answered affirmatively.
Not all users are having problems receiving SMS authentication codes, and those who rely on an authenticator app or physical authentication token to secure their Twitter account may not have reason to test the mechanism. Users have been self-reporting issues on Twitter since the weekend, and WIRED confirmed that on at least some accounts, authentication texts are hours delayed or not coming at all.
Twitter is reportedly working on finally adding end-to-end encryption for direct messages exchanged between users on the social media platform. Twitter had attempted to prototype an E2EE system back in 2018, naming it "Secret Conversation," but it never materialized as a finished product and was later abandoned.