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X.com Automatically Changing Link Text but Not URLs

Posted on By infossl
domain names, phishing, Security technology, twitter, Uncategorized

Brian Krebs reported that X (formerly known as Twitter) started automatically changing twitter.com links to x.com links. The problem is: (1) it changed any domain name that ended with “twitter.com,” and (2) it only changed the link’s appearance (anchortext), not the underlying URL. So if you were a clever phisher and registered fedetwitter.com, people would … Read More “X.com Automatically Changing Link Text but Not URLs” »

AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, facebook, google, Internet and society, LLM, privacy, Security technology, social media, surveillance, twitter, Uncategorized

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022 survey, Americans blamed social media for the coarsening … Read More “AI and the Evolution of Social Media” »

Failures in Twitter’s Two-Factor Authentication System

Posted on By infossl
authentication, cybersecurity, passwords, Security technology, sms, twitter, two-factor authentication, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

Twitter is having intermittent problems with its two-factor authentication system: 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. But users have been self-reporting issues on Twitter since the … Read More “Failures in Twitter’s Two-Factor Authentication System” »

On the Twitter Hack

Posted on By infossl
bitcoin, encryption, essays, hacking, nationalsecuritypolicy, scams, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter

Twitter was hacked this week. Not a few people’s Twitter accounts, but all of Twitter. Someone compromised the entire Twitter network, probably by stealing the log-in credentials of one of Twitter’s system administrators. Those are the people trusted to ensure that Twitter functions smoothly. The hacker used that access to send tweets from a variety … Read More “On the Twitter Hack” »

Twitter Hackers May Have Bribed an Insider

Posted on By infossl
hacking, insiders, leaks, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter

Motherboard is reporting that this week’s Twitter hack involved a bribed insider. Twitter has denied it. I have been taking press calls all day about this. And while I know everyone wants to speculate about the details of the hack, we just don’t know — and probably won’t for a couple of weeks. Powered by … Read More “Twitter Hackers May Have Bribed an Insider” »

Attacker Causes Epileptic Seizure over the Internet

Posted on By infossl
crime, cybercrime, medicine, nationalsecuritypolicy, Security technology, twitter

This isn’t a first, but I think it will be the first conviction: The GIF set off a highly unusual court battle that is expected to equip those in similar circumstances with a new tool for battling threatening trolls and cyberbullies. On Monday, the man who sent Eichenwald the moving image, John Rayne Rivello, was … Read More “Attacker Causes Epileptic Seizure over the Internet” »

Identifying People by Metadata

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academicpapers, identification, metadata, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter

Interesting research: “You are your Metadata: Identification and Obfuscation of Social Media Users using Metadata Information,” by Beatrice Perez, Mirco Musolesi, and Gianluca Stringhini. Abstract: Metadata are associated to most of the information we produce in our daily interactions and communication in the digital world. Yet, surprisingly, metadata are often still categorized as non-sensitive. Indeed, … Read More “Identifying People by Metadata” »