The Next Web·3 min read·medium

New X phishing scam copies real login alerts down to the pixel to hijack accounts

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Ana Maria Constantin
New X phishing scam copies real login alerts down to the pixel to hijack accounts
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Scammers are distributing highly convincing phishing emails that mimic X's official login alerts to steal user credentials. These attacks often lead to account hijacking for the purpose of spreading crypto scams and misinformation.

TL;DRScammers send near-perfect fake X login alerts to steal passwords. Hijacked accounts are used for crypto scams and phishing. X says it only emails from @X.com or @e.X.com.

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New X phishing scam copies real login alerts down to the pixel to hijack accounts — Headlinne — headlinne