Graham Cluley

@gcluley
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Computer #security chap. Public speaker, blogger, #DoctorWho fan since 1972. Author of Jacaranda Jim and Humbug games. Co-host of Smashing Security #podcast. Needs haircut.

#cybersecurity

Writinghttps://grahamcluley.com
Podcasthttps://www.smashingsecurity.com
Twitterhttps://www.twitter.com/gcluley
LocationOxfordshire, UK

Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk's takeover

https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/verified-users-beware-scammers-are-exploiting-twitter-turmoil-caused-elon-musks

Verified users beware! Scammers are exploiting Twitter turmoil caused by Elon Musk's takeover

The controversial tech maverick's takeover of Twitter has proven a golden opportunity for scammers.

First news organization to stand up its federated Mastodon server with a trustable domain (e.g. http://follow.washingtonpost.com) and accounts for its staff for people to follow gets a prize.

Also, proposal for a standardized domain for news orgs, e.g. follow.bbcnews.com, follow.nytimes.com, and/or autodiscovery of a mastodon server for a parent domain e.g. a socialnetworks.txt

#mastodon #media #news #newstech

It occurs to me that companies would get better advertising for their brand... by announcing they're not advertising on Twitter.

https://www.ft.com/content/17281b81-b801-4a8f-8065-76d3ffb400fa

L’Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times

Twitter employees are sleeping on the office floor to meet Elon Musk’s deadlines

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/2/23437186/twitter-employees-are-sleeping-on-the-office-floor-to-meet-elon-musks-deadlines

Twitter employees are sleeping on the office floor to meet Elon Musk’s deadlines. - The Verge

Esther Crawford, a Twitter product director who is leading the development of Musk’s paid verification system, retweeted a photo of her in a sleeping bag in a conference room and said: “When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork.” I previously reported that Musk told the team building the new Twitter Blue subscription that they have until November 7th to release it or be fired.

The Verge
199,430 is the number of new users across different Mastodon servers since October 27, along with 437 new servers. This bring last day's total to 608,837 active users, which is without precedent the highest it's ever been for Mastodon and the fediverse.

Twitter has a new chief twit in the form of Elon Musk and he’s causing problems, scientists say artificial intelligence may help us communicate with animals, and is the office of the future set in the metaverse?

It's the latest Smashing Security podcast https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-296/

Spoilers: Mastodon gets a mention!

Smashing Security podcast #296: Twitter turmoil, AI animal chatters, and metaverse at work

Twitter has a new chief twit in the form of Elon Musk and he's causing problems, scientists say artificial intelligence may help us communicate with animals, and is the office of the future set in the…

Graham Cluley

What is slushygate and how does it link to sextortion in the States? What is the most impersonated brand when it comes to delivering phishing emails? And what the flip is nano-targeting?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by fan favourite @varmazis

No contortionists were hurt during the making of this episode.

https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-295/

Smashing Security podcast #295: Slushygate, sextortion, and nano-targeting

What is slushygate and how does it link to sextortion in the States? What is the most impersonated brand when it comes to delivering phishing emails? And what the flip is nano-targeting?

Graham Cluley

New York Post was hacked from the inside, employee fired after offensive articles posted online.

https://grahamcluley.com/new-york-post-was-hacked-from-the-inside-employee-fired-after-offensive-articles-posted-online/

New York Post was hacked from the inside, employee fired after offensive articles posted online

The Murdoch-owned New York Post published a series of incendiary and offensive articles online earlier today, calling for the assassination of political figures like Joe Biden and Alexandria Ocasio…

Graham Cluley