X hit by ‘massive cyberattack’ amid Dark Storm’s DDoS claims
The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, leading the company to enable DDoS protections from Cloudflare. While X owner Elon Musk did not specifically state that DDoS attacks were behind the outages, he did confirm that it was caused by a “massive cyberattack.”. “There […]
Pump.fun X account hacked to promote scam governance token
The immensely popular memecoin generator Pump.fun had its X account hacked to promote a fake “PUMP” token cryptocurrency scam. Pump.fun is a Solana-based cryptocurrency platform that allows users to create and trade memecoins. Launched in January 2024, it has become a quick and easy way for users to launch their own Solana tokens, but it […]
X now blocks Signal contact links, flags them as malicious
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to “Signal.me,” a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. According to GeekFeed’s tests and other users’ reports, attempting to post Signal.me links via public posts, direct messages, or profile bios receive error messages citing spam or […]
Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. This comes after the defendant, 25-year-old Eric Council Jr., first pleaded not guilty to hacking the account and enabling his co-conspirators to make a fake announcement that Bitcoin ETFs were approved. “Today […]
Telegram captcha tricks you into running malicious PowerShell scripts
Threat actors on X are exploiting the news around Ross Ulbricht to direct unsuspecting users to a Telegram channel that tricks them into run PowerShell code that infects them with malware. The attack, spotted by vx-underground, is a new variant of the “Click-Fix” tactic that has become very popular among threat actors to distribute malware over the past year. […]
X faces GDPR complaints for unauthorized use of data for AI training
European privacy advocate NOYB (None of Your Business) has filed nine GDPR complaints about X using the personal data from over 60 million users in Europe to train “Grok,” the social media company’s large language model. According to NOYB, X did not inform its users that their data was being used to train AI and did […]
Fake X content warnings on Ukraine war, earthquakes used as clickbait
X has always had a bot problem, but now scammers are utilizing the Ukraine war and earthquake warnings in Japan to entice users into clicking on fake content warnings and videos that lead to scam adult sites, malicious browser extensions, and shady affiliate sites. For months, X has been flooded with posts that contain what […]
X begins training Grok AI with your posts, here’s how to disable
X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members’ public posts without first alerting anyone that it is doing it by default. As AI platforms war for dominance, they are constantly seeking data to train their large language models (LLMs). This makes your data very valuable. However, instead of asking for permission, most platforms use […]
Elon Musk & X Avoid Half A Billion Dollars In Payouts To Former Employees
Twitter (now X) owner Elon Musk won a court battle yesterday with former employees who had sued him for $500 million after he took over the social media company in 2022. Musk’s Twitter takeover not only saw him re brand the company to X, but it also involved the firing of thousands of employees as […]