Elon Musk’s new idea to move Twitter into profit, charging for the blue verification tick, had a fault in its design.
Twitter was not verifying the users were who they we purporting to be – so the threat actors moved in very quickly pretending to be a range of celebrities, brands, organisation, politicians etc., etc., etc….
Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue Verification Is a Gift to Scammers | WIRED UK
Verification without Verification – the new income stream… Twitter is doing something about it now, but it was a pity one of the remaining staff, following Elon’s head count reduction, did not spot or the problem before it became an issue.
Just one more cyber security threat for you to watch out for.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
