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Beware this X message—it's an attack.

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While X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has only about 600 million active monthly users, compared with Facebook’s 3 billion, that doesn’t mean they aren’t on the radar of cybercriminals. The latest account-compromising attack warning takes the familiar shape of a so-called warning from the platform itself, this one urging users to take action after a supposed breach of community guidelines that threatens to impose restrictions on the account in question. This type of content warning attack isn’t new, and certainly not limited to just the X service by any means, but X users are recommended to take it seriously, as doing otherwise could see your account hacked and your content in the hands of the attacker. Luckily, it’s not the most sophisticated of campaigns I have seen, and there are plenty of red flags warning that all is not as it seems. Here’s what you need to know.

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