Scamming the Scammers: How a Security Biz Tricked Social Media Phishers

ronjor · Jan 26, 2019

Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine 25 Jan 2019

A UK-based cybersecurity vendor has detailed how it turned the tables on an angler phishing operation posing as Virgin Media support on Twitter.

This particular type of phishing attack is a relatively new tactic. It involves the scammer registering fake Twitter accounts that masquerade as legitimate customer support and then monitoring the real support accounts for irate customer messages.
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