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X Releases Its First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover

X Releases Its First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover 2024-09-26 at 22:01 By Associated Press Social media platform X published its first transparency report since the company was purchased by Elon Musk. The post X Releases Its First Transparency Report Since Elon Musk’s Takeover appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview

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Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview 2024-08-13 at 13:46 By SecurityWeek News Elon Musk says a cyberattack impacted a livestream interview with US Presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media platform. The post Elon Musk Says Cyberattack Crashed Site Ahead of Trump Livestream Interview appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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X launches AI-curated audiences for advertisers

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X launches AI-curated audiences for advertisers 2024-05-10 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis X introduces the means for advertisers to define target audiences, while X’s AI generates relevant user pools. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Jack Dorsey leaves board of decentralized social network Bluesky

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Jack Dorsey leaves board of decentralized social network Bluesky 2024-05-06 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan After backing and funding Bluesky when he was CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has left the board of the social network. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Gary Gensler’s resignation ‘troll’ post disappoints Crypto X

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Gary Gensler’s resignation ‘troll’ post disappoints Crypto X 2024-04-18 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan SEC’s Gary Gensler managed to excite, then rudely disappoint crypto fans with a “legendary and respectable troll thread.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Musk to charge new X users to post, but some say it won’t stop the bots

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Musk to charge new X users to post, but some say it won’t stop the bots 2024-04-16 at 07:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Social media platform X has long had a crypto spam problem, so will a fee to post be enough to stop them? Users are skeptical. This article is an excerpt from

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Phishing scam thefts on Base are up 1900% from January — Scam Sniffer

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Phishing scam thefts on Base are up 1900% from January — Scam Sniffer 2024-04-02 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The near 1900% surge in phishing scams on Base since January comes amid an explosion in total value locked on the Ethereum layer 2 chain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Automation app IFTTT blamed for recent ‘$Packy’ token scam on X

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Automation app IFTTT blamed for recent ‘$Packy’ token scam on X 2024-03-22 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young a16z’s Packy McCormick and Coinbase’s Scott Shapiro were among those targeted by phishing scammers who used their accounts to spread malicious crypto phishing links on X. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Crypto phishers stole $47M last month, impersonators on X to blame

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Crypto phishers stole $47M last month, impersonators on X to blame 2024-03-11 at 06:32 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Most victims were lured to phishing websites from comments posted by impersonator accounts on X. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Hacked Mandiant X Account Abused for Cryptocurrency Theft

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Hacked Mandiant X Account Abused for Cryptocurrency Theft 2024-01-04 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs Mandiant’s account on X, formerly Twitter, was hacked and used to lure users to a cryptocurrency phishing site. The post Hacked Mandiant X Account Abused for Cryptocurrency Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Elon Musk tells advertisers trying to ‘blackmail’ X — ‘Go fuck yourself’

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Elon Musk tells advertisers trying to ‘blackmail’ X — ‘Go fuck yourself’ 30/11/2023 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young The billionaire X (Twitter) owner lashed out at advertisers who are ditching the platform due to his controversial posts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Elon Musk launches AI chatbot ‘Grok’ — says it can outperform ChatGPT

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Elon Musk launches AI chatbot ‘Grok’ — says it can outperform ChatGPT 05/11/2023 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea Grok costs $16 per month on X Premium Plus. But for now it is only offered to a limited number of users in the United States. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Elon Musk hits at SEC, DOJ amid suit to force testimony in Twitter probe

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Elon Musk hits at SEC, DOJ amid suit to force testimony in Twitter probe 06/10/2023 at 04:02 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea Elon Musk claims the SEC and DOJ are abusing their regulatory powers for personal and political gain to receive punitive action. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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Friend.tech SIM-swap scourge continues as scammer nets $385K in Ether

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Friend.tech SIM-swap scourge continues as scammer nets $385K in Ether 05/10/2023 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack

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Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack 12/09/2023 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to

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Vitalik Buterin’s X account hacked, draining $691K+ from victims: Report

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Vitalik Buterin’s X account hacked, draining $691K+ from victims: Report 10/09/2023 at 05:03 By Cointelegraph By Ciaran Lyons Following the reported breach of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, victims suffered losses exceeding $691,000 due to a malicious link that falsely promoted a free NFT. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Binance CEO CZ forecasts DeFi outgrowing CeFi in the next bull run

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Binance CEO CZ forecasts DeFi outgrowing CeFi in the next bull run 03/09/2023 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph By Ciaran Lyons Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao declares that the cryptocurrency industry will only become better as it becomes more decentralized. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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