Twitter gold tick scam has been in the news lately for promoting a new kind of exploit on the platform. The microblogging platform’s new CEO announced in December 2022 that Twitter’s verified system would come in three options – Blue, Gold, and Grey. The gold check mark would indicate that the account is an official business account through Twitter Verified Organizations.

However, the verification system’s effectiveness has been scrutinized, with reports indicating that a ‘Twitter gold tick scam’ has been aiding hackers to exploit the system. The verification process is reportedly “flimsy,” which has enabled scammers to game the system and misrepresent themselves as official business accounts.