Elon Musk’s social media company, X, formerly known as Twitter, has recently made a significant change on its platform that has raised concerns about potential phishing scams. The company has started replacing all references to Twitter.com with X.com, but this change has led to some unforeseen consequences.
The change was implemented across X’s iOS app and automatically transformed Twitter.com URLs into X.com. However, this transformation was applied to any URL ending in “twitter.com”, even if it wasn’t actually a Twitter.com link. This has led to confusion among users and has created a potential phishing risk.
For instance, a domain name like “netflitwitter.com” would appear as “netflix.com” in posts on X, but clicking the link would take a user to netflitwitter.com, not the real Netflix homepage. This situation presents an ideal opportunity for scammers to conduct phishing campaigns and steal users’ login credentials.
In response to this, some X users have taken proactive measures to prevent such malicious activities. They have purchased domains like “netflitwitter.com” and “seTwitter.com” to prevent them from being used by hackers. These domains now redirect to pages warning users about the potential phishing risk.
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