Suspicious Emails From Twitter

As phishing emails are a successful vector for stealing credentials, cybersecurity experts warn users and employees to be aware of such emails all the time. These could be impersonating official brands and come with luring offers, all aimed at pushing the target to click on a link, open a fake website and log in their credentials. Unsuspecting users have high chances of falling prey to a carefully crafted phishing campaign, so should cautious dealing with unknown e-mails. One such recent incident has caused panic among few Twitter users, who received account confirmation emails from official Twitter addresses – but without asking for it.

— Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) April 23, 2021 So Twitter confirmed, ignore the email if you’ve received one. If you received one of these emails, you don’t need to confirm your account and you can disregard the message.”

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