[Thread] Inspired by @sarahchurchwell to share my warnings from the past, not in an "I told you so" manner, but as a justification of the really important work that A LOT of historians have been doing in these dark times.
A journey down (bad) memory lane. . .
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In light of this serious cyber attack and this being the second in a row that I've heard in the past few weeks, I'd like to take this moment to talk about the cyber attack known as #phishing so that others do not fall prey to it and stay safe online.
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Phishing is usually a means of contacting you by impersonation to gather data, oversimplifying it. This can happen in several ways:
1. URL similarities: Usually when people visit a webpage, most people never check the URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For example, a fake URL of
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https://t.co/x0brAMyKgF would be https://t.co/HrdE9hklv1. Seem the same, right? No. I've replaced one single character of "L" in @Google with "I". Therefore, your entire data would be redirected to the server that is hosting GOOGIE, instead of GOOGLE. This is commonly
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hackers perform cyber attacks. However this is only one of many.
Many people might forward you genuine links with small "add-ons" which enter your system like a Trojan Horse. A beautiful meme of keyboard cat on the outside but a vicious data-mining link on the inside.
Plus
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There's also other means of doing this. And you might think "But dude, who's stupid enough to fall for it?"
LOTS of UNINFORMED people are.
2020 was a record breaking year for phishing websites and attacks as per @techradar. It's not just through
In light of this serious cyber attack and this being the second in a row that I've heard in the past few weeks, I'd like to take this moment to talk about the cyber attack known as #phishing so that others do not fall prey to it and stay safe online.
Thread starts:
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Phishing is usually a means of contacting you by impersonation to gather data, oversimplifying it. This can happen in several ways:
1. URL similarities: Usually when people visit a webpage, most people never check the URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For example, a fake URL of
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https://t.co/x0brAMyKgF would be https://t.co/HrdE9hklv1. Seem the same, right? No. I've replaced one single character of "L" in @Google with "I". Therefore, your entire data would be redirected to the server that is hosting GOOGIE, instead of GOOGLE. This is commonly
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hackers perform cyber attacks. However this is only one of many.
Many people might forward you genuine links with small "add-ons" which enter your system like a Trojan Horse. A beautiful meme of keyboard cat on the outside but a vicious data-mining link on the inside.
Plus
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There's also other means of doing this. And you might think "But dude, who's stupid enough to fall for it?"
LOTS of UNINFORMED people are.
2020 was a record breaking year for phishing websites and attacks as per @techradar. It's not just through
Transferring power back to you, the ppl
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Heart attacks can be dangerous
Changing of the Old Guard
Best of the Best
Battle of the Bulge
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Thunder indicates a storm is
Silent Run'g ..... Can u hear him
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Heart attacks can be dangerous
Changing of the Old Guard
Best of the Best
Battle of the Bulge
https://t.co/MpYwQFkhmy
Battle of the Bulge
— JeLove (@LovesTheLight) December 22, 2020
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Thunder indicates a storm is
"You called down the thunder? Well now you got it."
— JeLove (@LovesTheLight) January 16, 2021
"You tell'em the laws coming....and hells coming with me"
Its a Day of Reckoning.
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Silent Run'g ..... Can u hear him
Anatomy of National Socialist Party Propaganda: Twitter sent out this tweet on January 8th.
That morning, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was recorded in a Project Veritas sting video admitting to purging accounts of Trump supporters and promising it was going to get much bigger.
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That morning, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was recorded in a Project Veritas sting video admitting to purging accounts of Trump supporters and promising it was going to get much bigger.
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To clear up confusion about fluctuations in follower counts:
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 9, 2021
In order to prevent spam, we regularly challenge accounts to confirm details like email and phone number. Until that info is confirmed, these accounts aren\u2019t included in follower counts. https://t.co/8BYcBCmxxA