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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by latraveler on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:40PM (#23853222)
Exactly, this would be a pretty reckless way to prove an exploit. You could just tell the potential buyer to create a new account and then tweet from that handle.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by manquer on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:11PM (#23853556)
Perhaps, however proving you can access verified accounts is harder, still even that could have been proved lot more quietly if they wanted to , clearly this is a distraction or something else being is sold/showcased beyond this exploit
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