The dumbest question Sophos has been asked this week

Graham Cluley
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Here’s a message that the SophosLabs YouTube channel received today from a fellow user:

Can you hack a Twitter account for me?

Crumbs. I wonder if they realise we’re a computer security company, and that we’re kinda against this sort of stuff.

Anyway, I’m stumped as to how I should reply. If you have a suggestion, please email me.

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Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and hosts the popular "Smashing Security" podcast. Follow him on LinkedIn, Bluesky and Mastodon, or drop him an email.

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