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Short Links on Twitter Aren't Malicious

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Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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A Zscaler research post analyzing 1,314,615 Twitter URLs collected before platform-level scanning found 773 links (0.06%) leading to malicious pages. The study notes URL shorteners (notably bit.ly) dominate links and that malicious link proportions roughly mirror overall link distribution; it warns that periodic scanning can miss evasive malicious content and that real-time, full-browser inspection is needed for better protection.

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