Anatomy of the Twitter Hack: Fake Journalists Weaponizing Calendly Links
giffmana · x · 2026-07-23
Addressing the recent wave of high-profile account takeovers on Twitter, tech commentator Jason Calacanis breaks down the attackers' social engineering playbook. Hackers impersonate journalists from major outlets like Bloomberg or TechCrunch and send targets a Calendly link to schedule an interview. Opening and accepting the invite compromises the victim's account.
Calacanis notes the attack preys on targets' eagerness for media attention, causing them to bypass basic security common sense. Furthermore, it highlights compliance failures at major tech companies, as employees are typically strictly forbidden from speaking to the press without prior authorization.
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