by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 28, 2022 | Scam of the day
A hacker who uses the name Ryushi claims to have hacked into Twitter through a now-patched API vulnerability and is offering the information for sale for $200,000 on the Dark Web to other cybercriminals who could use the information to target the Twitter users for...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
Popular actress Jessica Alba’s Instagram account was recently hacked just days after her Twitter account was also hacked. In both instances, inappropriate postings were made by the hacker which stayed up for hours until the material was removed. It appears...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 31, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
By now you are probably aware of the recent hacking of the website of the New York Times. A hacking group known as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) who are vocal supporters of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, managed to take over control of the New York...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 9, 2013 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Twitter is amazingly popular and anything that is popular is a target for identity thieves and scam artists. Twitter accounts of high profile Twitter users such as the Associated Press have been hacked in great numbers recently. In the case of the hacking of the...