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#Secure: Locking Down Your Social Media in Style

Approachable Cyber Threats

Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication. Why should I secure my social media accounts?”

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#Secure: Locking Down Your Social Media in Style

Approachable Cyber Threats

Try these tips for securing the digital treasure trove that is your social media presence. The age of digitization has transformed social media platforms into essential tools for personal and professional communication. Why should I secure my social media accounts?”

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ROUNDTABLE: What’s next, now that we know V.I.P Twitter users can so easily be spoofed?

The Last Watchdog

Not only some of the most visible accounts got hacked but the hack may have permanently damaged trustworthiness of social media. Kumar Jack Dorsey confirmed that social engineering was used to compromise employees. For the media teams of the influencers (e.g., Karthik Krishnan, CEO, Concentric.ai

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Nude photo theft offers lessons in selfie security

Malwarebytes

With those, he broke into social media profiles / web storage and stole nude images and movies, and traded them with others. To gain access to the email accounts, he appears to have reset account passwords by correctly guessing password reset questions. Defending yourself.

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Twitter's Cyber Attack and Takeover: It Was Spear Phishing

SecureWorld News

Since the attack occurred in early July, speculation about how hackers compromised Twitter's security have run rampant, especially on.Twitter. Even the title of SecureWorld's first story about the incident had questions: "Famous Twitter Accounts Hacked: Insider Threat or Social Engineering Attack?".

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Epic Games introduces safer accounts for kids

Malwarebytes

Scammers will happily target younger gamers, hoping their naivety will leave them vulnerable to bad passwords, password reuse, social engineering tricks, or the promise of free gifts and rewards. Sign in with Epic, including linking accounts to certain external services, such as social media websites or video streaming applications.

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Busting SIM Swappers and SIM Swap Myths

Krebs on Security

This includes people who run or work at cryptocurrency-focused companies; those who participate as speakers at public conferences centered around Blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies; and those who like to talk openly on social media about their crypto investments. Or better yet, a physical security key if that’s an option.

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