Facebook, Instagram TikTok, Twitter Go After Sellers of Hijacked Accounts
Facebook/Instagram, TikTok and Twitter took aim at people trading and reselling hijacked accounts with desirable usernames, seizing control of hundreds of accounts across their platforms this week, KrebsOnSecurity reported Thursday. According to the security- and cybercrime-focused blog, many of...

Much of their focus was on a forum called OGUsers

Shorter usernames often fetch thousands of dollars from buyers seeking vanity names Gangis_Khan/iStock

By David Cohen
9 hours ago
Facebook/Instagram, TikTok and Twitter took aim at people trading and reselling hijacked accounts with desirable usernames, seizing control of hundreds of accounts across their platforms this week, KrebsOnSecurity reported Thursday.