Faced with the various scams that exist today, the social network Twitter is also suffering from this action, harming its users. Thus, the new scam of the time is: the bandits invade the user's profile posing as representatives who work in the support of platform, thus, getting in direct contact with other people and looking for information that may lead you to another path.
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The action was known to the public through journalist Miriam Castro, who reported on her Twitter profile the new practice that she herself witnessed. The account used to apply the scam to Miriam referred to another journalist, Ângela Bonilha. It is worth remembering that the account was suspended (but already reestablished) due to all the misconfiguration carried out by the criminals.
This type of scam has already been very targeted for a few months, since it is also found through emails, mainly in search of verified accounts.
Thus, fraudulent sites are already being observed by browsers and security solutions, and characterized as dangerous. In addition, the profile used for applying blows has already been reestablished, interrupting any type of action initiated.
Finally, it is important to always be aware of suspicious actions, especially in the technological field, with sending messages or links through websites and applications. Using complex passwords and activating multi-step authentication systems are among the alternatives to protect yourself.
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