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In the run up to Elon Musk hosting NBC’s Saturday Night Live and the potential mention of Dogecoin on the show, scammers quickly capitalized on his appearance by promoting fake giveaways on Twitter and YouTube.

Background

On May 8, Elon Musk hosted NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Musk, who is a known supporter of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, teased the possibility that he might talk about the coin on the show, which led to much online speculation.

High-performing cybersecurity teams base their actions and investments on actual risk to the business — not theoretical scores or news headlines. 

If you're like most cybersecurity professionals I talk to, you're likely buried with more vulnerabilities than you can possibly handle, so you can't keep up with your organization's policies and service-level agreements (SLAs). You also likely have blind spots across some of the most dynamic areas of your network, including cloud assets, operational technology (OT) and web apps, leaving them vulnerable to attack.

After crossing the 100 CVEs patched mark for the first time in April, Microsoft patched just 55 CVEs in May, the lowest number of CVEs patched this year.