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Social Media Platform Bluesky Reaches 10 Million Users
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!
- Bluesky reached 10 million users and announced it this Sunday
- Millions of users migrated from X after Brazil suspended the app in the country
- The social media app now includes video features
Bluesky, the decentralized social media alternative for X, announced on Sunday it had reached 10 million users in a new post through its platform.
“If you’re reading this, you’re one of the first 10 million users on Bluesky!” states the message shared from the social media’s official account. The post included a message in English and Portuguese as millions of users from Brazil migrated to the platform after the Supreme Federal Court ordered the suspension of X.
If you’re reading this, you’re one of the first 10 million users on Bluesky! Se você está lendo isso, você é um dos primeiros 10 milhões de usuários do Bluesky! [image or embed] — Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) September 15, 2024 at 9:25 PM
For the past few days, the platform has been growing exponentially. Earlier this month, Bluesky announced they gained 3 million users within just a few days. “Welcome everyone! we’re so glad you’re here,” shared the company in a post.
According to TechCrunch , Bluesky started as an invite-only platform, and, in February this year, it opened to every user willing to join. The platform is very similar to X—even more to its former version Twitter—and has been competing in the social media market to gain more users.
Mastodon, one of the social media platforms strongly suggested after Elon Musk purchased Twitter and started changing the platform’s software, has 1.8 million users, and Meta’s Threads, another similar platform linked to Instagram, has already reached 130 million users.
Bluesky was conceived by Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s former CEO, using a built in-house open source framework, and is now an “an independent public benefit corporation led by CEO Jay Graber.”
Just a few days ago, Bluesky announced new features to reach a wider audience. According to The Verge , since last Wednesday, users can upload videos of up to 60 seconds. To enjoy the new updates, users must download the latest version and verify email when uploading a video to avoid spam.
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Open Analysis Lab Reveals How Hackers Stole Google Account Passwords
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!
- Open Analysis Lab shared a new report with details of the new hacking technique.
- The new malware annoys Chrome users and makes them give their credentials.
- StealC has been used by malicious threats since August this year.
Researchers from the Open Analysis Lab revealed in a recent report how hackers have been stealing Google account passwords from Chrome browser users.
“We have recently observed a new technique used by stealers to force victims into entering credentials into a browser, allowing them to be stolen from the browser’s credential store using traditional stealer malware,” states the document.
The organization, which specializes in malware, explains that this malicious campaign was first seen just a few weeks ago, on August 22 this year.
The malware used with this new strategy is StealC, it makes the user’s browser go into kiosk mode in full screen on a Google login page, blocking users from navigating away from the page or closing the window—blocking ESC and F11—and giving them no choice but to enter their login information.
“This tactic annoys the victim into entering their credentials in an attempt to close the window,” explained the researchers. “Once the credentials are entered, they are stored in the browser’s credential store on disk and can be stolen using stealer malware, which is deployed along with the credential flusher.”
Open Analysis Lab clarifies that hackers use multiple elements to get the credentials. The first step is to infect the victim with Amadey and then this tool is used to deploy StealC and the credential flusher.
According to Forbes , Amadey hacking tool has been used for over 6 years, but the new technique is one the “simplest yet most effective methods of gaining access to Google account credentials.”
