Fake Journalist Phishing Scam Spreads Across AI Community

A phishing scam impersonating journalists from TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and Reuters is targeting the AI community via Twitter DMs with Calendly links. Researchers including Rosie Campbell and slatestarcodex reported near-misses, and users shared a three-step verification method to spot fake accounts.

2026-10-06 ~ 2026-10-07 · 3 related posts

• Fake 'TechCrunch journalist' phishing via X DMs nearly tricks AI researcher — RosieCampbell · 2026-10-06
• Fake Bloomberg/TechCrunch journalists are DMing users; a 3-step verification guide — iScienceLuvr · 2026-10-07

1 near-duplicate retellings: slatestarcodex