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October 4, 2024 by Vertical Axion
X (formerly Twitter) is re-upping its commitment to being a secure platform by going on a hiring spree. Two years after Elon Musk took over the company and slashed staffing in the “trust and safety center” by almost 50%, the social media powerhouse recently posted two dozen cybersecurity and trust and safety jobs. Musk purchased […]
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August 9, 2023 by Vertical Axion
Social media is a big help for any business. It opens new doors, connects you with your target market, and makes your brand known. But is social media a puzzle to you? This article lists some top strategies, from making your business profile look good to using data analytics and influencers. Ready to win more […]
May 19, 2023 by Vertical Axion
Creating a social media marketing strategy for your business means maximizing business potential. If you’re using social media platforms without a strategy, you’re missing a big opportunity for growth. Why You Need a Strategy A good social media strategy brings several benefits to your business. Customer Growth and Retention Social platforms allow an unprecedented amount […]
January 9, 2023 by Vertical Axion
A dataset purportedly comprising the email addresses and phone numbers of over 400 million Twitter users just a few weeks ago was listed for sale on the hacker forum Breached Forums. The information was initially released on December 23, 2022, by a hacker going by the handle “Ryushi.” The attacker demanded $200,000 for an “exclusive” […]
November 29, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Earlier this year, Twitter confirmed that an API vulnerability had caused a massive data leak containing non-public information for over 5.4 million Twitter users. Twitter denied claims that hackers had leaked the private information priorly. However, Pompompurin, the owner of the hacking forum Breached, stated they were responsible for exploiting the API bug and platforming […]
August 10, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Do you have a Twitter account? Have you been patting yourself on the back while assuming that your identity was a secret, allowing you to ply the waters of Twitter in anonymity? Unfortunately, that’s probably not the case. Recently, Twitter disclosed the existence of a critical security vulnerability that allows someone to discern whether a […]
May 30, 2022 by Vertical Axion
Hackers around the world are increasingly targeting verified Twitter accounts with emails designed to pilfer your Twitter login credentials. Verified Twitter accounts differ from standard Twitter accounts in that they sport a large blue check mark next to the user’s name, which indicates that the person who owns the account is someone of considerable influence […]
December 15, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Recently Twitter’s CEO stepped down. Since then, the company has been gearing up to make some changes that many of the industry’s insiders regard as long overdue. The first of these changes has now been rolled out with the company modifying its privacy policy and outlining new rules related to the sharing of pictures and […]
November 29, 2021 by Vertical Axion
Twitter hasn’t had a very good relationship with auto-cropping. Images just haven’t historically displayed very well on the platform. Fortunately that is soon changing. The company recently announced that it is dropping crop on the web altogether on both its Android and iOS apps. It may seem like a small change but Twitter’s auto-cropping algorithm […]
November 24, 2021 by Vertical Axion
One of the things that has allowed social media platforms to grow so quickly and utterly dominate the internet is the fact that they’re free to use. They’re not completely free however because users are required to give up a lot of personal information. The bottom line is that there’s no monetary cost involved which […]
August 22, 2020 by Vertical Axion
If you’re a Twitter user, you should know that the company recently announced that they had addressed a serious security flaw that could have allowed hackers to gain direct access to Direct or Private Messages users sent via Twitter. If you seldom use that feature, then the impact to you would have been minimal in […]
July 27, 2020 by Vertical Axion
An as-yet unidentified hacker pulled off quite a heist on Twitter recently. He (or she) gained access to a Twitter Admin account, and used that access to rapidly take control of a number of high profile Twitter accounts. Once the hackers gained control of these accounts they began using them to lure unsuspecting victims to […]
May 14, 2020 by Vertical Axion
If you use Twitter on a regular basis, then you probably saw the official tweet from the company. Effective immediately, they’ve shut down the functionality that allowed users to tweet via SMS, something that has been a part of the platform since its earliest days. For the time being, the company is keeping SMS-based two-factor […]
April 16, 2020 by Vertical Axion
Are you a regular Twitter user? More specifically, are you a regular Twitter user who also prefers the Firefox web browser? If so, be advised that Twitter recently disclosed a new bug with potentially dire implications for you. Apparently, a flaw in the design of the platform itself caused it to store private files inside […]
