Criminals phish credit card numbers with ‘Twitter verification’ scam

This article originally appeared on SC Magazine UK. Criminals are targeting users on Twitter with Twitter-native ads, purporting to offer verified account status but instead taking over their accounts, according to research by Proofpoint. phishing – Edwind Richzendy Contreras Soto – Flickr Criminals are using the promise of verified accounts on social media to lure users into a credit card phishing scheme. According to research by Proofpoint, attackers are placing legitimate ads targeting brand managers and influencers with a link to a phishing site purporting to offer account verification. Usually, account verification on social networks such as Twitter , […]