A recent study conducted by the Observatory on Social Media at Indiana University revealed that X (formerly known as Twitter) has a bot problem, with approximately 1,140 AI-powered accounts that generate fake content and steal selfies to create fake personas, promoting suspicious websites, spreading harmful content, and even attempting to steal from existing crypto wallets. These accounts interact with human-run accounts and distort online conversations, making it increasingly difficult to detect their activity and emphasizing the need for countermeasures and regulation.
A hacker group, suspected to be Lazarus with ties to the North Korean government, stole $37.3 million in cryptocurrency from Estonia's CoinsPaid after tricking an engineer with a fake job offer.
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, transferred 3,000 ETH ($4.9 million) to an unknown address, possibly to diversify and secure his funds, following previous transfers totaling about $6 million in ETH.
An alleged hacker made suspicious withdrawals totaling $16 million from the crypto gambling site Stake.com, raising concerns about stolen funds and the security of crypto gambling platforms.
Twitter is plagued by scam bots that impersonate users and offer fraudulent support for cryptocurrency and NFT services, highlighting the platform's lack of effective moderation and the growing problem of crypto scams.
Hackers stole over $691,000 from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's followers by posting a malicious phishing link that provided access to their wallets, with the majority of the stolen value being non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Vitalik Buterin explains how hackers used a SIM swap attack to take control of his Twitter account and steal $691,000 from his followers, highlighting the vulnerability of using phone numbers for account recovery.
Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban confirmed that he was hacked and nearly $900,000 worth of crypto was drained from one of his wallets, but he is unsure of how the hack occurred.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, revealed plans for his social network, X (formerly Twitter), to introduce a monthly payment system to combat bots, but did not disclose the cost or additional features included, while also claiming to have 550 million monthly users generating millions of daily posts, without specifying the authenticity of these users. Musk's discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also addressed concerns over hate speech and antisemitism on the platform, following Musk's previous amplification of such content. Musk's takeover of Twitter led to significant changes, including staff cuts, the restoration of previously suspended accounts, and the elimination of Twitter's verification system.
Elon Musk suggests that users of X (formerly Twitter) may have to pay for access to the platform in order to counter bots, with a small monthly payment being considered as a defense against fake accounts.
Christina Applegate's Twitter account was hacked despite her initial denial, with suspicious posts about NFTs and cryptocurrency being shared from her account.
Donald Trump Jr.'s Twitter account was hacked, resulting in a series of outlandish posts including false claims of his father's death and threats against North Korea.
A hacker stole customer information from crypto data firm Nansen by breaching a third-party vendor, exposing the personal information of 6.8% of users, including email addresses, password hashes, and blockchain addresses.
Several Friend.tech users have reported that their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers used SIM-swap attacks to gain control of their mobile numbers, resulting in the loss of nearly 109 ETH worth about $178,000; experts suggest implementing stronger security measures to protect users.
Scammers are targeting Friend.tech users through SIM-swap attacks, with one scammer stealing $385,000 worth of Ether in less than 24 hours, prompting calls for increased security measures such as two-factor authentication.
Decentralized social network Friend.tech experienced a wave of SIM swap attacks, resulting in the loss of $385,000 in Ethereum for four users, with evidence pointing to the same hacker responsible for a previous attack on the platform.
Hackers are selling leaked user data from 23andMe accounts on the dark web, but the company claims its security systems have not been breached and the data was likely obtained from leaked usernames and passwords from other platforms.
Hackers stole and posted for sale the data of 23andMe users, using a technique called "credential stuffing" to guess logins and gather more information through an opt-in feature, with a particular focus on Ashkenazi Jews and users of Chinese descent, although the sample data has not been verified by the company.
