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Twitter’s Privacy Crisis: The Hazards of Sharing Personal Information

Twitter Circles, a feature designed to facilitate secure and controlled sharing among trusted friends, has experienced a major privacy breach. Users have reported their private content, including nude photos, appearing in the feeds of strangers. This situation highlights the platform’s inability to protect users’ privacy and raises significant concerns about its functionality and confidentiality. Multiple…
Twitter Removed My Two-Factor Authentication Without Notice

This morning, I woke up to an email from [email protected] that said: Twitter two-factor authentication is now off You’ve turned off two-factor authentication for @JonasBorch This means you’ll no longer have this added protection when you log in to Twitter. Your account will be more vulnerable to compromise. You can turn on two-factor authentication any…
Bitcoin Hacker Who Breached Elon Musk & Bill Gates Gets 3 Years

While it sometimes seems like hackers live somewhere mysteriously above the law, they can get caught. One of the most noteworthy hackers of 2020 was caught for his sprawling Bitcoin hacking scheme on Twitter. And now he’s paying the price. Hacker Breaches Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Other Celebrities’ Twitter Accounts Last summer, we saw…
Twitter’s New ‘Hacked Materials’ Warning Is Already Facing Pushback

As concerns around cybersecurity and hacking continue to grow, Twitter has decided to take a bold step. The social media giant has started flagging content that it considers containing hacked materials. While many might consider this a welcome new step, it’s been met with an equal amount of opposition. Twitter Starts Tagging Tweets as Hacked…
Elon Musk & Jeff Bezos Were Hacked, but You Can Still Protect Yourself

2020 has been a huge year for security breaches. While most of us have spent much more time online during the pandemic, hackers, apparently, have too. But when billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos get hacked, it can be depressing for our outlook on protection. If some of the world’s wealthiest people, who made…
How to Manage Your Privacy Settings for Social Media

Your online privacy settings are often ignored and forgotten, but they can be important to hide certain personal information you don’t want everyone to see. Companies are constantly buying your information from social media services. Hackers and cybercriminals can use your personal information to target you or a friend. Below is a guide for managing…
How to Delete Social Media Accounts: Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat

How do you remove or suspend your social media account like Facebook? We have created a guide that will teach you how to delete common social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat: How to Delete Facebook To delete or deactivate your Facebook, log into your account, then go to your settings page. You…
How to Secure Your Twitter Account

Twitter is the world’s number one microblogging site and is integral to the lives of millions around the world. With Twitter accounts being so important in our daily lives, what would you do if your account was hacked or compromised? How can you be sure to keep your account safe? Use the following guidelines to…
Which Social Media Services Are Best for You?

Social media services aid global connectivity. But, they also come with risks. We trust social media providers with our data, and they must do their best to protect us from bad actors. But, which social media services do the most to protect users from harassment and abuse? 1. Twitter Twitter is a microblogging service used…
How to Recover a Hacked X (former Twitter) Account

Twitter is a microblogging service, with over 330 million users. They have a pretty decent track record when it comes to keeping their users’ data safe. That doesn’t mean that hackers cannot gain access to your Twitter account. So what should you do if you detect some suspicious activity on your account? Here’s what you…
How to Remove Unwanted Pictures From Twitter

Twitter allows people from all walks of life to connect and discuss new ideas and philosophies. That openness does leave users vulnerable to abuse online, especially surrounding the sharing of private information or pictures. Below are the best ways to remove unwanted images from Twitter. 1. Ask the Tweeter to Remove the Picture The first…