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Attackers gained unauthorized access to Microsoft's official X account and used it to promote a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency in an apparent pump-and-dump scheme.
Summary
The incident shows why verification badges and familiar names are not enough to trust a post.
This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
KazaSec's take
Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists, finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.
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