Twitter's rapid rebrand to X could potentially leave Twitter's users exposed to fresh security attacks, an expert warns
x.com is still not diverting to Twitter for some usersDNS changes can take 48 hours or more to fully propagate, suggesting Musk was so impatient to make the rebranding announcement that he couldn’t wait the two days or so it would take for the changes to flush through the system.
“Due to the soft launch and limited information online and even initial DNS problems, people searching for the new url could potentially come across copycat sites wanting to steal Twitter log in details,” said Jake Moore, global cybersecurity advisor at security firm ESET.Another big risk with switching names and domains is that bad actors will use the new brand to target users via email. The xsafety.com domain is another that is currently up for sale.
The rushed Twitter rebrand makes “the perfect opportunity to send a phishing email requesting users to sign in via the new URL,” said Moore. “This could trick multiple users into handing over their credentials without their usual level of due diligence.”
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