This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyoffWe know they used this access to take control of many highly-visible (including verified) accounts and Tweet on their behalf. We’re looking into what other malicious activity they may have conducted or information they may have accessed and will share more here as we have it.— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport)The hackers could have sown mass chaos with the privileged access they scored. It appears the accounts were seeking financial gain based on what is known so far. But technologists warn they...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyoffWe know they used this access to take control of many highly-visible (including verified) accounts and Tweet on their behalf. We’re looking into what other malicious activity they may have conducted or information they may have accessed and will share more here as we have it.— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport)The hackers could have sown mass chaos with the privileged access they scored. It appears the accounts were seeking financial gain based on what is known so far. But technologists warn they...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyBuffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)AdvertisementThe end result is the antifa “boogeyman” narrative gains more traction, and Gugino becomes a target for harassment online, Advertisementwithout evidence that Lori Klausutis might have been...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyBuffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)AdvertisementThe end result is the antifa “boogeyman” narrative gains more traction, and Gugino becomes a target for harassment online, Advertisementwithout evidence that Lori Klausutis might have been...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyThe breakout tech is Citizen, a controversial app that provides alerts sourced from 911 calls and user reports. crowdsourcedapp analytics firm“More people have been downloading Citizen than ever before, and I think its just a reflection of the new world that were in,” Citizen chief executive Andrew Frame said in an interview. “Safety and accountability are becoming more important all the time.” AdvertisementAmericans have had an unprecedented view into the protests this week, as the ubiquity of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift Sharewith Tonya RileyThe breakout tech is Citizen, a controversial app that provides alerts sourced from 911 calls and user reports. crowdsourcedapp analytics firm“More people have been downloading Citizen than ever before, and I think its just a reflection of the new world that were in,” Citizen chief executive Andrew Frame said in an interview. “Safety and accountability are becoming more important all the time.” AdvertisementAmericans have had an unprecedented view into the protests this week, as the ubiquity of...WW…