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. | Jul 31, 2022 | Scam of the day
Data breaches continue to a major problem for all of us. Regardless of how well you protect the security of your personal information on your own computers and devices, you are only as safe as the places that hold your information with the weakest security. In just...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2021 | Scam of the day
In July of 2020 I first reported to you about the hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to many prominent people including Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg along with company Twitter accounts of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 3, 2021 | Scam of the day
In July of 2020 I first reported to you about the hacking of Twitter accounts belonging to many prominent people including Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Warren Buffet, Jeff Bezos and Mike Bloomberg along with company Twitter accounts of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 5, 2020 | Scam of the day
Last week hackers took over the Twitter account of singer Mariah Carey and sent out sexually explicit messages to her 21.4 million followers that appeared to come from Carey. After several hours her Twitter account was secured. I reported to you in September...
