"Cybercriminals sell access to these compromised government accounts across a variety of forums and groups chats...
...
Many of the adverts explicitly say that buyers can use these email accounts to then make Emergency Data Requests, or EDRs. EDRs are a common mechanism across social media or tech companies designed to provide user data to law enforcement in high stakes situations."
https://www.404media.co/buying-and-selling-hacked-government-emails-edrs-discord-snapchat-facebook-tiktok/ @josephcox v @404mediaco #CyberCrime #hacking #fraud #extortion #crime #EDR #impersonation

The chilling rise of #AI #scams (Today in Focus – The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/sep/04/the-chilling-rise-of-ai-scams-podcast

#Impersonation

X attempts to defend
From impersonation screen
By introducing IDs
Where all persons in need
May to verify proceed
For a safe and sound scene

#x #verification #id #impersonation #poetry

https://www.engadget.com/x-may-soon-add-id-verification-for-preventing-impersonation-190422905.html

We miss Covid | #FlyOnTheWall Podcast Bonus Clip

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oH5tk98Pnc4

#FlyOnTheWall Podcast Bonus Clip #fauci #danacarvey #davidspade #impersonation

Among the 18 others #indicted w/ #Trump is #RudyGiuliani.

#Giuliani #Georgia Charges:

Violation of the GA #RICO Act;

3 counts of #solicitation of violation of #oath by a public officer;

3 counts of false statements & writings;

6 #conspiracies:
• 1 #conspiracy to commit #impersonation of a public officer;
• 2 to commit first-degree #forgery;
• 2 to commit false statements & writings; &
• 1 to commit filing false documents.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/15/trump-indictment-georgia-charges-fulton-county/

A case under sections 419 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Foreign Nationals Act was registered against one Veera Rose at Taloja police station
#UgandanWomanBooked #Cheating #Impersonation #NaviMumbai
https://www.news18.com/india/ugandan-woman-booked-for-cheating-impersonation-in-navi-mumbai-8480449.html

@alastair Yes. If a handle is not being used, someone else can scoop it up. There have been cases of #impersonation where a scammer scooped up an old #Twitter handle and modeled their account after the person they were impersonating.

Here's a paper on reusing handles: https://doi.org/10.1145/3038912.3052589

#RIPTwitter #TwitterMigration #TwitterIsDead

@ArrestJK Per people knowing me better:

2. I'm not so worried about existing colleagues, but new ones that find old work. Do I need to be concerned that potential colleagues may not understand the nature of Twitter and account impersonation? I've noticed that those from fields outside of computing may not be so saavy when they use social media. Even saavy users are occasionally fooled by #impersonation with slightly different usernames.

#TwitterMigration #RIPTwitter

The final step of the #TwitterMigration is leaving the platform altogether.

How does one manage their #brand risk?

I have my #Twitter handle on slides, cards, and a host of other items that I've distributed during my academic career.

Once I leave Twitter (or get kicked out) and someone co-opts my username, how do I ensure that visitors know that the current owner of the username is no longer me? How does one manage #impersonation? Ideas?

#RIPTwitter #TwitterIsDead #TwitterDown #BrandRisk

Iowa Resident Scammed of $6,600 in Bitcoin ATM Scheme, Police Launch Investigation - On July 7, 2023, a Clive, Iowa resident fell victim to a scammer posing as a Polk ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/iowa-resident-scammed-of-6600-in-bitcoin-atm-scheme-police-launch-investigation/ #polkcountysheriffsoffice #cryptocurrency #lawenforcement #impersonation #investigation #bitcoinatms #bitcoinatm #cryptoatms #btcatms #iowaatm #victim #clive #fraud #theft #news #iowa #scam

'Scammers' impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M - Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on th... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-twitter-impersonated-on-threads-by-possible-scammers #impersonation #phishing #scammers #threads #twitter #crypto #scams #meta #hack

nothing quite like cohnny jash (fondly?) ripping piss out of elvis presley on a #jukeboxFridayNight.
#elvis #johnnyCash #music #comedy #impersonation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBAqBMgLgvw

Impersonation Rampant on #Twitter as Musk Ends Verification System – @RollingStone

Now that the legacy #BlueCheck s are gone, users are free to pose as celebrities and government agencies

"As predicted by almost its entire user base, Twitter CEO #ElonMusk’s decision to do away with its free identity-#verification system on Thursday has unleashed a torrent of #impersonation, #misinformation, and general anarchy."

#TwitterTakeover #SocialMedia

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-impersonators-elon-musk-verification-system-1234720892

Someone registered Telegram yesterday using my China number. It isn't me. Pls be aware. 我没有用中国手机号码注册过tg，望周知。#impersonation h…

Swatting as a Service https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/04/swatting-as-a-service.html #artificialintelligence #Uncategorized #impersonation #cyberattack #police

Twitter is weird. someone has a Twitter account impersonating my long deceased Grandfather Frank Forde. The dates on the account are wrong (Frank lived from 1890 to 1983) but it is a photo of Frank and is generally about his party - the Australian Labor Party.
Frank had the honour of being Australia’s shortest serving Prime Minister - sworn in after John Curtin died (he was Curtain’s Deputy) but defeated by Chifley in the leadership vote some days later. I did question this person some years ago when I discovered the account but they didn’t reply. #identity #impersonation #twitter #ALP #auspol

Latest by @alphacentauri and me. Two years of strenuous data collection funneled into what I think is one of the most rigorous analyses out there for #cybercrime data.

We employ and extend the cyber risk model by @danielwwoods and Böhme to contextualize and evaluate which victim characteristic drive #cyber attackers preferences when launching #impersonation attacks.

The paper will be presented at Usenix Security 2023 this summer. Preprint: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.03249.pdf #cybercrime #infosec

From 06 Mar: Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies - EnlargeArtemisDiana iStock / Getty Images Plus AI models designed to closely ... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/rising-scams-use-ai-to-mimic-voices-of-loved-ones-in-financial-distress/ #ai #fraud #impersonation #phone-scam #policy

Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies - Enlarge (credit: ArtemisDiana | iStock / Getty Images Plus)

AI... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1922001 #impersonation #phonescam #policy #fraud #ai

Ars Technica: Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies https://arstechnica.com/?p=1922001 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #impersonation #phonescam #Policy #fraud #AI