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Irish police force has its Twitter hacked in cryptocurrency scam

16 de Outubro de 2026, 15:00
There must have been red faces in the social media department of Ireland's police headquarters after two of its accounts were hijacked this week. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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  • Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback Graham Cluley
    Microsoft's Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodgy crypto coin, and a corporate apology that wasn't from Microsoft either. Meanwhile, UK losses from hacked email and social media accounts have rocketed by 417%, as scammers pose as your friends to flog you tickets to gigs that don't exist. Plus, Hack The Box's Christine Bartlett joins us for a featured interview to ask what happens when AI agen
     

Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback

7 de Outubro de 2026, 20:10
Microsoft's Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodgy crypto coin, and a corporate apology that wasn't from Microsoft either. Meanwhile, UK losses from hacked email and social media accounts have rocketed by 417%, as scammers pose as your friends to flog you tickets to gigs that don't exist. Plus, Hack The Box's Christine Bartlett joins us for a featured interview to ask what happens when AI agents join your security team, and whether anyone has thought to give them a performance review.
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