‘We noticed a login from a new device’: the message from fraudsters targeting your X account

They are out to steal your password to commit further fraud such as crypto scams or phishing attacks You have had an X account for years, since it was known as Twitter. When an email arrives about a new login from a location nowhere near where you live, alarm bells begin to ring. “We noticed a login to your account from a new device. Was this you?” the email asks. The location is Arizona, but you live in London. The device is “Firefox Desktop on Mac”. “If this wasn’t you,” the email continues, “complete these steps now to protect your account.” The steps include clicking a link to change your password, which will end up with you “logged out of all your active X sessions except the one you’re using at this time” and to click another link to review the apps that have access to your account and revoke any that are unfamiliar. The steps are legitimate advice from X, but the links to reset your password, or to review app access are not. The email is fake and attempting to trick you into giving scammers your password, or direct access to your X account. “Scammers want your X username and password, or to trick you into approving a malicious link that gives them a