New Delhi: Along with the development of Twitter’s paid subscription feature, there has been an increase in fresh phishing campaigns by hackers. A day earlier, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk announced an $8 monthly price for blue ticks in customers’ accounts.
According to Musk, a blue tick on the microblogging platform will run you around $8 per month. The world’s richest man said in a tweet that each country’s $8 monthly fee has been adjusted according to purchasing power parity. ,Also read: Donald Trump, Kangana Ranaut will return to Twitter on this date? See what Elon Musk said,
Twitter’s unveiling of new verification requirements has turned into a security risk for users. According to TechCrunch writer Zack Whitaker, persistent verification glitches are now a cybersecurity issue, as of the latest update. ,ALSO READ: Twitter Layoff Latest Updates: Elon Musk to Cut Twitter’s Workforce, Says Report,
Jack Whitaker said in a tweet, “Persistent Twitter verification is becoming a security issue. It appears that some people (including those working in our journalism) are receiving crude phishing emails that send recipients to their Twitter accounts. are designed to mislead to provide login information.”
The phishing email, according to TechCrunch, is designed to trick Twitter users into entering their username and password on a website belonging to the attacker, which is set up to look like a Twitter help form. Don’t lose your verified status, the editor has received an email titled “Twitter Alert”.
Twitter’s ongoing verification chaos is now a cybersecurity problem. It looks like some people (including our newsroom) are getting crude phishing emails tricking people into changing their Twitter credentials. pic.twitter.com/Nig4nhoXWFZack Whitaker (ZackWhitaker) 31 October 2022
Don’t lose your free verified status, read a wide line in the subject of emails with malicious subjects.
Twitter’s ongoing verification chaos is now a cybersecurity problem. It looks like some people (including our newsroom) are getting crude phishing emails tricking people into changing their Twitter credentials. pic.twitter.com/Nig4nhoXWFZack Whitaker (ZackWhitaker) 31 October 2022
Meanwhile, the CEO of Twitter has been hired by the richest billionaire. In a filing on Monday, the Tesla Inc CEO announced that he would succeed Parag Agarwal as the CEO of Twitter. This comes just a day after Musk claimed he did not know who the CEO of Twitter was.