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Twitter's Link Change Sparks Defensive Domain Registrations and Phishing Concerns

Twitter's link change has users rushing to secure their domains. But will it also open the door to phishing scams?

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In the image there is a page of a social media. In that page there are many icons, buttons and also...
In the image there is a page of a social media. In that page there are many icons, buttons and also there is an image of a lady. Below the image there is a name and below there is a paragraph. At the bottom of the image there is a link.

Twitter, now known as X Corp., has sparked a wave of defensive domain registrations after a recent automatic link modification. The platform began altering links mentioning 'twitter.com' to read 'x.com', leading to a surge in registrations to prevent abuse and mimic the change for phishing purposes.

In the past two days, at least 60 domain names ending in 'twitter.com' have been registered. Many of these were secured defensively by private individuals to stop scammers from exploiting the situation. However, dozens of new domains have been registered to mimic the change, such as 'fedetwitter[.]com', raising concerns about potential phishing activities.

Matthew Garrett, a lecturer at U.C. Berkeley's School of Information, reacted with amusement to Twitter/X's oversight. Sean McNee, vice president of research and data at DomainTools, warns about the possibility of traffic diversion and phishing due to this mistake. Some recently registered domains do not resolve and lack useful contact information in their records.

Twitter/X has since corrected its mistake and no longer truncates domains ending in 'twitter.com' to 'x.com'. The surge in defensive registrations and phishing attempts serves as a reminder of the importance of vigilance in protecting online identities and preventing abuse.

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