The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis...

Fake Empire Podcast Invites Target Crypto Industry with macOS AMOS Stealer

Hackers are posing as Empire podcast hosts, tricking crypto influencers and developers with fake interview invites to deliver macOS AMOS Stealer malware...

Malicious code in mw-influencers (npm)

The package mw-influencers was found to contain malicious code...

MAL-2025-26935 Malicious code in mw-influencers (npm)

The package mw-influencers was found to contain malicious code...

Unsecured Database Exposes Data of 3.6 Million Passion.io Creators

A massive data leak has put the personal information of over 3.6 million app creators, influencers, and entrepreneurs…...

Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry

AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media...

Europol warns about counterfeit goods and the criminals behind them

With the holidays around the bend, many are looking for gifts for their family and friends. And since we somehow decided we want to give more each time, we’re also looking for good deals. But European law enforcement agency Europol issued a warning about buying fake goods. Sure, they are cheaper,...

Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. With large followings and a literal influence on their followers, its no wonder they are targeted by scammers and spreaders of fake news. A subset of influencers are the so-called "finfluencers": influencers that provide their...

Gamers Warned of Potential CS2 Exploit That Can Reveal IP Addresses

By Waqas Gaming influencers are advising CS2 players to refrain from playing the game at the moment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Gamers Warned of Potential CS2 Exploit That Can Reveal IP Addresses...

TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC

The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics...

Snapchat: Delete anyone's content spotlight remotely.

A vulnerability was discovered in Snapchat's Spotlight feature that allowed anyone to delete another user's content remotely. By intercepting and modifying the delete request, an attacker could replace the ID parameter with that of another user's video, resulting in the deletion of their content...

SEC Charges 8 Social Media Influencers Over Securities Fraud

By Habiba Rashid According to the SEC, the accused used Twitter and Discord to carry out a securities fraud scheme, garnering approximately $114 million from it. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SEC Charges 8 Social Media Influencers Over Securities Fraud...

Elon Musk’s Twitter Files Are a Feast for Conspiracy Theorists

From QAnon influencers to @catturd, the very online right sees exactly what they want to see in the CEO’s orchestrated disclosure...

GAM3 Awards: Leading crypto firms and influencers to honor best in Web3 gaming

By Deeba Ahmed GAM3 awards are dubbed as the Grammys of the Web3 gaming industry. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GAM3 Awards: Leading crypto firms and influencers to honor best in Web3 gaming...

Kim Kardashian gets huge fine for crypto ad

The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC announced in a recent press release that it's charging celebrity influencer Kim Kardashian for violating Section 17b of the Securities Act of 1933, or the anti-touting provision. Kardashian was paid to promote EthereumMax or EMAX, a crypto asset security...

This Week in Spring - September 20th, 2022

Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring wherein I endeavor as best as I can to capture the latest-and-greatest in the wide, wacky, and wonderful world of Springdom! Naturally, I fail miserably basically every week. Theres no way I could hope to capture everything of...

Shopify: Cross-site scripting on api.collabs.shopify.com

Summary: Shopify collabs collabs.shopify.com is a new platform for content creators / influencers to discover and advertise the millions of brands of Shopify. The content creators can apply for different brands on this platform and get paid affiliate marketing. I discovered a cross-site scripting...

Phishers target TikTok influencers with verification promises and copyright threats

Influencers on TikTok are feeling the pinch of scams and phishing thanks to targeted campaigns hungry for fresh logins. The phishing campaigns make use of much older tactics seen across multiple platforms down the years. It’s a one-two combo of “Do this quickly, or else something bad will happen”...

Amazon Sues Instagram, TikTok Influencers Over Knockoff Scam

Instagram and TikTok social-media influencers Kelly Fitzpatrick and Sabrina Kelly-Krejci are among 13 defendants in a lawsuit filed by Amazon, which alleges that they participated in an an online scam to sell counterfeit luxury goods. Counterfeit goods are strictly forbidden in the Amazon...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Building operational resilience in a digital world

Operational resiliency is a topic of rising importance in the security community. Unplanned events, much like the one we are facing today, are reminders of how organizations can be prepared to respond to a cyberattack. Ian Coldwater and I explored a variety of options in my episode of Afternoon...