#platform-abuse

#platform-abuse

Scooter Braun tried to buy OnlyFans but came down with a bit of anxiety when it was time to perform, according to a new report in The music mogul, longtime Taylor Swift antagonist, and current Sydney Sweeney agonist (that's a joke for my knows-a-bit-of-chemistry homies) led a purchasing group that valued OnlyFans at $8 billion. Braun was set to serve as the "face and brains" of the porn-adjacent platform - because after all, what OnlyFans user wouldn't want to close their eyes and think of that face?

"This operation took advantage of trust signals, including views, likes, and comments, to make malicious content seem safe," Eli Smadja, security research group manager at Check Point, said. "What looks like a helpful tutorial can actually be a polished cyber trap. The scale, modularity, and sophistication of this network make it a blueprint for how threat actors now weaponize engagement tools to spread malware."