Gary Marcus warns of phishing attack impersonating an X copyright takedown
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-06
Gary Marcus says a copyright takedown notice he received, apparently from X, turned out to be a phishing attack — the red flag was a request for his password, and it went to his email rather than his X account. He published the scammer's URL and urged others to stay alert.
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