The changes to Bluesky’s verification system may be announced as soon as Monday, according to a blog post link found in Friday ... even allowing some bot accounts to be verified.

Bluesky began “proactively” assigning blue checkmarks, and some US media allowed to do the same. Now anyone can request the ...

Once in the Telegram group, users are asked to verify through “OfficiaISafeguardBot,” a fake verification bot that “creates artificial urgency” with short verification windows, the firm said.

When you visit a webpage, you might see a CAPTCHA to make sure you’re a real person and not a bot. These usually ... under the guise of routine CAPTCHA verification. The cyberattack starts ...

Telegram said that entities can use its Bot API to assign or remove verification. For example, a verified 9to5Mac account would have the ability to verify each of its writers, so we got a 9to5Mac ...

Telegram is trying to crack down on scams with a new feature that lets official third-party services assign verification icons ... services with an official bot verified by Telegram can apply ...