S03 E08: Hijacked Hashtags and Potential Malware in Short URLs on Social Media

August 17th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  5 mins 8 secs

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In this episode of the ShadowDragon podcast, Nico "Dutch OSINT Guy" Dekens warns about a surge in malicious social media activity, where scammers hijack trending topics to lure users into clicking harmful links that lead to scam sites.