When someone posts a link on X, the site generates a link preview. But reportedly, this system can be tricked, and bad actors can redirect you to malicious sites from a falsely advertised link preview.

As noted by security researcher Will Dormann, some posts on X purport to lead to a legitimate website, but actually redirect somewhere else. In Dormann’s example, an advertisement posted by a verified X user claims to lead to forbes.com. When Dormann clicks the link, however, it takes him to a different link to open a Telegram channel that is, “helping individuals earn maximum profit in the crypto market,” he said. In short, the “Forbes” link leads to crypto spam

  • gian English
    5•3 months ago

    Damn, a security researcher discovered what was known from late 1990’s/early 2000’s: a link on a webpage could take you in a place that it is not the one the link say it will be.