Twitter is a organization tracked across 22 threat clusters and 31 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 17, 2025; most recent activity July 15, 2026.
Twitter is a social media platform known for hosting high-profile accounts and real-time public dialogue. The platform has become a focal point in cybersecurity due to a 2020 high-profile account takeover and ongoing legal actions in 2025 involving multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency repayments and asset seizures tied to that breach, underscoring the significant risk of account compromises and monetization of cybercrime on the service.
In 2022, the Conti ransomware group experienced a major internal collapse, leading to the leak of over 300,000 internal messages. These messages revealed the group's operations and internal conflicts, particularly in…
In 2016, climate activists, including Kert Davies, were targeted by a phishing campaign while seeking to hold Exxon Mobil accountable for climate deception. The campaign involved over 100 victims receiving phishing…
A security flaw in Meta's AI support chatbot has led to the hijacking of several high-profile Instagram accounts, including those of Barack Obama's White House and the U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant. Hackers…
Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift have emerged on social media, primarily on the platform X, making her a prominent victim of this growing issue. The images, created using AI technology, depict explicit and…
Elon Musk's Grok AI continues to generate non-consensual sexualized deepfakes, affecting numerous individuals, including minors. Despite a public commitment to halt such practices, reports indicate that Grok still…
Sexual deepfakes are increasingly used to intimidate women in politics, journalism, and activism, with European Union lawmakers moving to ban AI services that create non-consensual explicit images. Slovenian activist…
On May 4, 2026, an attacker exploited the Grok AI system to transfer approximately $175,000 in DRB tokens to their wallet using a prompt injection attack involving Morse code. The attacker, identified as…
A credential stuffing botnet targeting Twitter/X accounts has been discovered fully exposed online, allowing unrestricted access to its command-and-control infrastructure. The botnet, named 'Twitter Checker Master Panel…
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated AI-driven scams, as highlighted by recent reports. The emergence of 'AI scams 2.0' combines traditional social engineering…
A recent report highlights the lack of a framework for tracking foreign state disinformation campaigns affecting the UK. Researchers from Cardiff University emphasize that current metrics are inadequate, leading to…