Sorry, we can’t hack Taylor Swift’s Twitter account (even if you ask nicely)

We get some pretty interesting feedback from readers of Naked Security from time-to-time, but this one takes the word oddball to all new heights of space-hopperdom.

A fan of the SophosLabs YouTube channel sent us a message with an unusual request:

i love your videos man and i was wondering if you can hack back into twitter and have Taylor Swift follow me?

my twitter is [LINK] and hers is [LINK] incase you didnt know… but you probably did haha.
please write back…

Wow – that’s true fan dedication. I know Taylor Swift is very talented, but imagine being such a worshipper of the young country pop singer that you would beg a computer security firm to break into her Twitter account so she’d hear what you have to say!

I checked out our correspondent’s Twitter page. Judging by his wallpaper, he appears to be confirming his love for Taylor Swift,…

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