Twitter user data is from an old data breach but Uber’s is a new one!

The vast amount of Twitter user data that has recently been exposed online is from a data breach from 2021, not a new data breach according to Twitter. Twitter confirms recent user data leak is from 2021 breach (bleepingcomputer.com) None of these big tech companies ever give the impression in …

iOS Scareware

Although this series of cyber-attacks is closely associated with the Ukraine/Russia conflict you should expect to see other cyber criminals adopting similar tactics: Ukraine Themed Twitter Spam Pushing iOS Scareware – SANS Internet Storm Centre This article by Johannes Ullrich shows the web of accounts that threat actors weave across …

I was wrong – there is a “good news” Twitter story – three of them

Zoe Kleinman the Technology editor over at BBC Tech News has interviewed three women for whom Twitter has been a positive force in their lives. One found love, and one turned a passion into a business and the other started a campaign: Twitter: Romance, business and campaigns born on the …