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06-09-2017, 06:51 PM
******s takeover Twitter accounts to spread fake news
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Sounds like my worst nightmare.
******s are taking over Twitter accounts and spreading misinformation in a new kind of attack, The Verge reported (https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/9/15767888/twitter-hack-account-name-impostor-impersonation-security), citing digital rights group Access **w. The accounts of human rights activists and journalists in Venezuela and Bahrain have been the targets.
SEE ALSO: Knicks star claims his Twitter account was hacked—and uses emoji as evidence (http://mashable.com/2017/05/08/kristaps-porzingis-clippers/)
The hack, called "DoubleSwitch" involves taking over the account and then switching the username. The ****** then creates a new account under the original username and oftentimes uses the same profile picture and display name, according to The Verge.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/09/twitter-hack-doubleswitch-venezuela-fake-news/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Sounds like my worst nightmare.
******s are taking over Twitter accounts and spreading misinformation in a new kind of attack, The Verge reported (https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/9/15767888/twitter-hack-account-name-impostor-impersonation-security), citing digital rights group Access **w. The accounts of human rights activists and journalists in Venezuela and Bahrain have been the targets.
SEE ALSO: Knicks star claims his Twitter account was hacked—and uses emoji as evidence (http://mashable.com/2017/05/08/kristaps-porzingis-clippers/)
The hack, called "DoubleSwitch" involves taking over the account and then switching the username. The ****** then creates a new account under the original username and oftentimes uses the same profile picture and display name, according to The Verge.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/09/twitter-hack-doubleswitch-venezuela-fake-news/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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