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Crypto Scam mers are exploit ing a four-year-old documented flaw in X (formerly Twitter ) to impersonate celebrities and promote fake giveaways to steal crypto and NFTs. The flaw, reported by Bleeping Computer back in 2019, involves a switch around in X URLs — which still register as twitter.com. It redirects users to crypto scams. A Twitter URL consists of a person’s account name followed by a status ID, as follows: https://twitter.com/[account_name]/status/[status_id]. Crypto scammers can create an account imitating a public figure, post a phishing link, and change the account name of that post’s URL. This makes it appear as though the public figure is endorsing the post, particularly on mobile. Twitter verification is making scammers millions — here’s how Read more: Musk Twitter scams pivot to paid ads that shill Mars trips and brain chips Security researchers noted in 2019 that the URL exploit can be used for phishing campaigns and reportedly open up the potent...

Tech giant Apple has halted all advertising on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter . A report from Axios states that the company has ceased advertising on the Elon Musk -owned social network after the billionaire voiced support for an antisemitic conspiracy post on his site. Apple is not alone in its decision, as IBM has also reportedly paused ads on X. Subsequently, the development has led to a plethora of backlash now directed at the Tesla CEO. Conversely, Jewish leaders have recently called out Musk’s actions on the platform. JUST IN:  Apple halts all advertising on X (Twitter). — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) November 17, 2023 Also Read: SEC Asks Judge to Force Elon Musk to Testify in Twitter Probe Apple to Pause Advertising on the X Platform Controversy has once again been connected to Elon Musk. Specifically, Apple has reportedly ceased advertising on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. A similar decision was reportedly also taken b...

Fraudsters have created multiple fake accounts on X, impersonating crypto scam investigators CertiK and ZachXBT. Scammers are now cloning legitimate crypto investigators by impersonating them on X to defraud victims. Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has warned users in an X post on Nov. 15, saying a “large network of bot accounts” has started impersonating crypto detectives on the social network. As per ZachXBT’s calculations, scammers have stolen more than $300,000 worth of crypto within a few days. A large network of bot accounts impersonating users like myself on X/Twitter has resulted in $305k+ stolen over the past few days. They even tricked Dexerto into accidentally making an article/post promoting the scam. The scam worked by having impersonators post about a fake… pic.twitter.com/lde4CXHjK5 — ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 15, 2023 ZachXBT also warned that unsuspecting victims might click a phishing link, allowing scammers to drain their assets from their no...

18-year-old Gerardo Moran explained in a series of tweets his journey back to his former high school in El Salvador, where he is now teaching senior professors about Bitcoin. A Salvadoran teenager shares his journey of completing El Salvador's Bitcoin diploma program, Mi Primer Bitcoin, meaning My First Bitcoin. Now, he has returned to his former high school to educate the teach ers about Bitcoin (BTC). In a series of tweets on July 8, 18-year-old Gerardo Moran revealed that the El Salvador’s Bitcoin diploma program, Mi Primer Bitcoin, which is backed by the El Salvador Ministry of Education , allowed him to leave behind his life in construction “earning 6 dollars a day.” Hi, my name is Gerardo Moran. I’m a 18 year old salvadorian who just came out from high school, where I had the chance to graduate from @MyfirstBitcoin_ #BitcoinDiploma. Now I’m a teach er myself‍ Here’s my story pic.twitter.com/9pUgLlYIBT — GerardoMPB (@gerardomoran414) July 7, 2023 Moran revealed that he ...