Twitter accounts hacked: Hackers explain how they got access to accounts of Bill Gates, others
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter accounts hacked: Hackers explain how they got access to accounts of Bill Gates, others

India Today  

The Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West were among the tens of high-profile accounts that were hijacked last night. An internal tool at Twitter was used to take over the high-profile accounts, screenshots obtained by Motherboard as well as sources revealed. Cryptocurrency platforms like Coinbase and Gemini falsely “announced” they had partnered up with an organization called CryptoForHealth, through their Twitter accounts. Other prominent Twitter accounts that were hacked were that of President Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian West, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Mike Bloomberg.

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Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked
1 month ago

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

Wired  

A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk, and Netzpolitik.org uncovered that US companies legally collecting digital ad data are enabling adversaries to cheaply track American military and intelligence personnel. At the Cyberwarcon security conference on Friday, the cybersecurity firm SpyCloud shared findings about publicly accessible black market services offering low-cost access to sensitive information on Chinese citizens, including phone numbers, …

Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

Wired  

On October 20, a hacker who calls themselves Dark X said they logged in to a server and stole the personal data of 350 million Hot Topic customers. To prove it, Dark X sent me the developer’s login credentials for Snowflake, a data warehousing tool that hackers have repeatedly targeted recently. Alon Gal from cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, which first …

Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach
54 years, 11 months ago

Chinese Hackers Target Trump Campaign via Verizon Breach

Wired  

The Chinese spy operation adds to the growing sense of a melee of foreign digital interference in the election, which has already included Iranian hackers’ attempt to hack and leak emails from the Trump campaign—with limited success—and Russia-linked disinformation efforts across social media. Ahead of the full launch next week of Apple’s AI platform, Apple Intelligence, the company debuted tools …

Hackers hijack Tiffany and Lara Trump’s X accounts to push crypto scam
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Hackers hijack Tiffany and Lara Trump’s X accounts to push crypto scam

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hackers targeted the X accounts of the daughter and daughter-in-law of the former president on Tuesday evening, …

Shadowy hacker claims he has data of 375 million Airtel users, Airtel says no breach in its systems
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shadowy hacker claims he has data of 375 million Airtel users, Airtel says no breach in its systems

India Today  

There is buzz on Twitter and a web forum, frequented by hackers, cyber criminals and security researchers, that data of 375 million Airtel users is out and is selling at a price. The buzz started when a Twitter account named FalconFeeds.ai shared screenshot of a forum post in which a hacker — identified as xenZen — was selling data of …

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage

Hindustan Times  

After Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered global outage, several users took to Elon Musk-owned X raising concerns if their accounts had been compromised. “Make sure yall change yall passwords when yall get back in yall Facebook & Instagram #hacked,” a user named NOVA posted. Meta's response on outage On global Facebook and Instagram outage, Meta said it …

SEC account hack and Bitcoin price surge renew spotlight on X's security concerns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

SEC account hack and Bitcoin price surge renew spotlight on X's security concerns

The Hindu  

The hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's official account on X on Tuesday renewed concerns about the social media platform's security since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022. "Something like that, where you can take over the SEC account and potentially affect the value of Bitcoin in the market - there's massive opportunity for disinformation," said …

Twitter hacker who took over Musk, Obama, Biden accounts in 2020 sentenced to 5 years
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter hacker who took over Musk, Obama, Biden accounts in 2020 sentenced to 5 years

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A British hacker behind the 2020 takeover of the Twitter accounts of Elon …

UK man arrested for hacking into Elon Musk, Joe Biden’s Twitter accounts to promote crypto scam
1 year, 7 months ago

UK man arrested for hacking into Elon Musk, Joe Biden’s Twitter accounts to promote crypto scam

Firstpost  

The UK police have finally made an arrest in one of the world’s biggest cases of hacking. Back in 2020, a team of programmers, hacked into Twitter and accessed the account of several prominent individuals and major companies, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Apple. Twitter, back then, described the incident as a “coordinated …

KuCoin Twitter Account Gets Hacked, Crypto Worth Over $22,600 Stolen
1 year, 7 months ago

KuCoin Twitter Account Gets Hacked, Crypto Worth Over $22,600 Stolen

ABP News  

KuCoin, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, reported that its Twitter account was hacked, leading to a fake giveaway scam and the theft of $22,628 worth of cryptocurrency. KuCoin clarified that only its Twitter account was hacked and that it immediately took action to regain control of the account from Twitter support. The company also assured users that it would fully reimburse …

Twitter Deny Data Leak Hack Sold Online Researcher Alon Gal
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Deny Data Leak Hack Sold Online Researcher Alon Gal

ABP News  

Twitter has denied a data leak that apparently hit 200 million of its users and their information was being sold online. The data hack that resulted in 200 million names and email IDs of Twitter users was not a result of a security bug on the micro-blogging platform's systems, Twitter has said. ".Therefore, based on information and intel analyzed to …

Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack

The Hindu  

Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal — making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticise oppressive governments, for instance. Though the hack appears to have taken place before Elon Musk took over …

Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked, researcher says
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter hacked, 200 million user email addresses leaked, researcher says

Live Mint  

Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said Wednesday. Troy Hunt, creator of breach-notification site Have I Been Pwned, viewed the leaked data and said on Twitter that it seemed “pretty much what it’s been described as.” There were no clues to the identity …

Twitter hacked, email addresses of 200 million users leaked: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter hacked, email addresses of 200 million users leaked: Report

India Today  

More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses were reportedly stolen by hackers, who later posted them on an online hacking forum. Earlier, however, at least 400 million email addresses and phone numbers were reported to have been stolen, with the identity or location of the hackers still not known. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, …

Twitter Data Breach: Account Details Of 200 Million Users — Including Sundar Pichai, Donald Trump Jr. — Leaked
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Data Breach: Account Details Of 200 Million Users — Including Sundar Pichai, Donald Trump Jr. — Leaked

ABP News  

Twitter appears to have been breached yet again. In the latest instance, a hacker calling himself StayMad has reportedly leaked the personal data of over 200 million users, including high profile accounts such as Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Donald Trump Jr., SpaceX, CBS Media, NBA, WHO, and more. Israeli cyber intelligence firm Hudson Rock called this one of the "most …

CoinDCX’s Twitter account hacked, spam links shared
2 years, 3 months ago

CoinDCX’s Twitter account hacked, spam links shared

The Hindu  

India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX’s twitter account has been hacked. Another official handle of the crypto exchange alerted users Tuesday that the main account was compromised, and asked users to not click any link posted by the main account. The hacked account retweeted media in support of a cryptocurrency asset known as XRP, which was developed by the San Francisco-based Ripple …

UP CMO Twitter account hacked: Cyber experts to probe case, govt vows strict action against 'anti-social elements'
2 years, 8 months ago

UP CMO Twitter account hacked: Cyber experts to probe case, govt vows strict action against 'anti-social elements'

Firstpost  

The Twitter account of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was restored after it was hacked on Saturday Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office’s official Twitter account was hacked, the state government on Saturday said that strict action will be taken against the culprits after an investigation by cyber experts. “It is informed that there was an …

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks

Op India  

Twitter account hacking has, of late, become a routine occurrence. The user shared screenshots of the Direct Message he has received from an account that was presumably hacked and also shared the profile details of a verified account that had gotten hacked after the user had fallen into the trap of the hackers and entered credentials of his account using …

I&B Ministry Twitter Account Hacked, Became 'Elon Musk'. Restored
2 years, 11 months ago

I&B Ministry Twitter Account Hacked, Became 'Elon Musk'. Restored

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s official Twitter account has been hacked on Wednesday within a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was compromised. — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting January 12, 2022 In a hacking attempt, the account was renamed as 'Elon Musk' followed by tweets saying "great job". On December 12 last year, the …

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, ICWA compromised; all you need to know
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, ICWA compromised; all you need to know

Firstpost  

The accounts could have been hacked due to malicious link being clicked by the handlers of the account or the password being compromised The Twitter accounts of the Indian Medical Association, Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and the Indian Council of World Affairs were hacked on 2 January. The incident comes weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked. …

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, 2 others compromised, hackers rename it 'Elon Musk'
2 years, 11 months ago

Twitter accounts of Indian Medical Association, 2 others compromised, hackers rename it 'Elon Musk'

India Today  

The Twitter accounts of the Indian Council of World Affairs, Indian Medical Association and Mann Deshi Mahila Bank, were hacked on Sunday. The alleged hackers renamed the handle as 'Elon Musk'. Some tweets were posted promoting cryptocurrency, similar to what was seen during when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's account was hacked. While the Twitter account of ICWA was recovered, malicious …

Hacked Twitter accounts of journalists used for phishing attacks on others
3 years, 5 months ago

Hacked Twitter accounts of journalists used for phishing attacks on others

Op India  

Verified accounts of journalists on Twitter, which have been hacked, are being used to hack more Twitter accounts through phishing attacks. These verified accounts pretend to be members of the Twitter Support team, and tricks Twitter users to reveal their login credentials by threatening to suspend their account. On Saturday, Tenzing Lamsang, the editor of The Bhutanese, informed that there …

Verified Twitter accounts, including Firstpost, hacked to imitate 'SNL', offer free cryptocurrency
3 years, 7 months ago

Verified Twitter accounts, including Firstpost, hacked to imitate 'SNL', offer free cryptocurrency

Firstpost  

The accounts that were hacked changed their names to “SNL” and switched their profile pictures to match that of the official Saturday Night Live account Several verified Twitter accounts worldwide were hacked on Saturday and Sunday, after Elon Musk shared a link to “watch Saturday Night Live outside the United States.” Firstpost’s Twitter account was among the ones that were …

Instagram accounts take downs and the role of ‘OGUsers’ explained
3 years, 10 months ago

Instagram accounts take downs and the role of ‘OGUsers’ explained

The Hindu  

A few weeks ago, Facebook Inc took down several Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for large sums of money, including the accounts of people behind this activity. Twitter said that it worked with Facebook to seize accounts tied to top members of OGUsers, citing that it went against the platform’s manipulation and spam policy. OGUsers themselves were subject …

10 held for alleged $100m cryptocurrency theft from celebs, others
3 years, 10 months ago

10 held for alleged $100m cryptocurrency theft from celebs, others

The Hindu  

Europol, the European police agency, said on Wednesday it had assisted in the arrest of 10 hackers suspected of stealing $100 million in cryptocurrency in "SIM-swapping" attacks that allowed suspects to gain access to their victims' phones. "The attacks orchestrated by this criminal gang targeted thousands of victims throughout 2020, including famous internet influencers, sport stars, musicians and their families," …

Fake account launches Twitter cryptocurrency scam in Trump's replies
4 years, 1 month ago

Fake account launches Twitter cryptocurrency scam in Trump's replies

Daily Mail  

A scammer portraying Elon Musk was attempting to trick users into handing over cryptocurrency in the reply section of Donald Trump's tweets. The verified account surfaced online Wednesday with the display name ‘Elon Musk,’ and replied to Trump’s tweets discussing the presidential election. The verified account surfaced online Wednesday with the display name ‘Elon Musk,’ and replied to Trump’s tweets …

White House, Twitter deny Donald Trump's account was hacked
4 years, 2 months ago

White House, Twitter deny Donald Trump's account was hacked

India TV News  

The White House and Twitter have denied that a Dutch cybersecurity researcher broke into his account using the password 'maga2020!' White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told The Verge: "This is absolutely not true but we don't comment on security procedures around the President's social media accounts." According to reports on Thursday, Victor Gevers, a security researcher at the …

How Twitter Survived Its Biggest Hack—and Plans to Stop the Next One
4 years, 3 months ago

How Twitter Survived Its Biggest Hack—and Plans to Stop the Next One

Wired  

July 15 was, at first, just another day for Parag Agrawal, the chief technology officer of Twitter. Everything seemed normal on the service: T-Pain’s fans were defending him in a spat with Travis Scott; people were upset that the London Underground had removed artwork by Banksy. He started to hammer away at his regular tasks—integrating deep learning into Twitter’s core …

Dutch hackers broke into Trump's Twitter account in 2016: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch hackers broke into Trump's Twitter account in 2016: Report

NL Times  

Three Dutch hackers managed to break into Donald Trump's Twitter account just three days before the elections, on 27 October 2016, They said they did not intend any harm as they were testing the security on the account, and then they reported the vulnerability to Trump and the United States government, hackers Edwin, Mattijs, and Victor told Vrij Nederland journalist …

South Korean group hacks PM Narendra Modi’s Twitter account
4 years, 3 months ago

South Korean group hacks PM Narendra Modi’s Twitter account

Live Mint  

A suspected South Korean hacker group briefly took control of a Twitter handle associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website on Thursday, claiming it wanted to clear its name of a previous hacking incident that it said had been wrongly attributed to it. This means that the hackers gained access by compromising one or more people who handle the …

Twitter Account of PM Modi's Website Was Hacked to Clear Paytm Hack Allegations: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Account of PM Modi's Website Was Hacked to Clear Paytm Hack Allegations: Report

News 18  

PM Narendra Modi’s website’s Twitter account was hacked in the early hours of Thursday, September 3. The report by The Next Web states that the hackers also alleged that PM Modi’s own website, narendramodi.in, is riddled with bugs, and by hacking the website’s Twitter account, the group wanted to bring this to the notice of the site’s administrators. The crypto …

We Don't Use Bitcoin: Desi Netizens Troll John Wick after PM Modi Website’s Twitter Account Hacked
4 years, 3 months ago

We Don't Use Bitcoin: Desi Netizens Troll John Wick after PM Modi Website’s Twitter Account Hacked

News 18  

Twitter has taken firmly to the recent hacking of the account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website’s account on the microblogging site. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked on Twitter by a hacker called ‘John Wick’ who called on the PM’s followers to donate through cryptocurrency to the national relief fund. Everyone knows that India …

Twitter Confirms Account of PM Narendra Modi's Personal Website Hacked, Secured Now
4 years, 3 months ago

Twitter Confirms Account of PM Narendra Modi's Personal Website Hacked, Secured Now

News 18  

Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked after tweets called on followers to donate through cryptocurrency to the national relief fund. The account, with more than 2.5 million followers, is the official Twitter handle for Modi’s personal website and the Narendra Modi mobile application. Meanwhile, PM Modi’s personal Twitter account, which …

US agencies arrest three individuals for Twitter's biggest hack in history involving Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and more
4 years, 4 months ago

US agencies arrest three individuals for Twitter's biggest hack in history involving Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and more

India Today  

A 17-year-old boy from Florida has been charged and put under arrest for carrying out what could be the biggest security hack in Twitter's history on July 15, affecting verified profiles and using them for phishing in a bitcoin scam. The Florida boy named Graham Clark is charged with over 30 felonies, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue …

Twitter Says Massive Phone Spear-Phising Attack on Employees Led to Bitcoin Hacking Scandal
4 years, 4 months ago

Twitter Says Massive Phone Spear-Phising Attack on Employees Led to Bitcoin Hacking Scandal

News 18  

Twitter Inc, whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack. Attackers also targeted specific employees who had access to account support tools, Twitter said here adding that it restricted access to its internal tools and systems ever since the incident occurred. Hackers had …

Twitter confirms phone spear-phishing attack behind high-profile bitcoin scam
4 years, 4 months ago

Twitter confirms phone spear-phishing attack behind high-profile bitcoin scam

India Today  

Twitter on Thursday confirmed a phone spear-phishing attack that led to the hacking of tens of high-profile accounts luring users to invest in bitcoin currency. This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees and exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access to our internal systems,” Twitter noted in a blog post. “A successful attack required the …

Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama
4 years, 4 months ago

Three people charged in Twitter hack that hit Biden and Obama

CNN  

CNN Business — Three people were charged on Friday for their alleged involvement in a massive Twitter hack earlier this month that took over the accounts of prominent users like Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Elon Musk and used them to promote a bitcoin scam. “There is a false belief within the criminal hacker community that attacks like the Twitter …

‘Embarassed’ Twitter apologises for hack that hit 130 accounts
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Embarassed’ Twitter apologises for hack that hit 130 accounts

The Hindu  

Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post on Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account’s information through the Your Twitter Data tool. The July 17 attack broke into the Twitter accounts of …

Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company ‘embarrassed’
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company ‘embarrassed’

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The San Francisco=based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account’s information through the “Your Twitter Data” tool. Allison Nixon, chief research officer at cybersecurity firm …

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hacking targeting global high-profile users

Firstpost  

Cyber attackers had hacked into the Twitter accounts of high profile users, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Jeff Bezos, in a purported Bitcoin scam. New Delhi: India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of a recent global hacking incident targeting high-profile users, as it sought information on the …

Hackers manipulated employees to access accounts: Twitter
4 years, 5 months ago

Hackers manipulated employees to access accounts: Twitter

The Hindu  

Twitter says hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack on the social media company, including those of Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. “We know that they accessed tools only available to our internal support teams to target 130 Twitter accounts,” said a statement posted on Saturday on Twitter’s blog. …

Employees Manipulated And Credentials Used For Access By Attackers, Says Twitter About Bitcoin Hack
4 years, 5 months ago

Employees Manipulated And Credentials Used For Access By Attackers, Says Twitter About Bitcoin Hack

ABP News  

: Twitter has said that credentials of their employees were used for the massive Bitcoin hack that happened on July 15 in which high profile celebrity accounts such as that of former US President Barack Obama and rapper Kanye West were affected. ALSO READ| Ram Mandir Construction In Ayodhya To Begin Soon; 'Bhumi Poojan' Date Likely To Be Announced Today …

Twitter confirms hackers downloaded data of 8 high-profile accounts
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter confirms hackers downloaded data of 8 high-profile accounts

India Today  

Twitter admitted data breach on Wednesday when scammers attacked high-profile accounts including those of Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos et al. The company revealed that hackers were able to download account information of up to eight Twitter accounts. Twitter said that the accounts were "spreading geopolitical narratives favorable to the Communist Party of China" and were deleted for violating …

Twitter hackers leave trail with Bitcoin wallet money shifts
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter hackers leave trail with Bitcoin wallet money shifts

Live Mint  

Whoever is behind the security incident involving some of the most prominent business and political leaders on Twitter -- a scam that raised about $120,000 worth of Bitcoin -- is shifting the spoils around online accounts, creating the beginnings of a digital paper trail that investigators are scouring for clues. Founder Elon Musk, asking users to direct Bitcoin to one …

Twitter says scammers targeted 130 accounts in high-profile hack
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter says scammers targeted 130 accounts in high-profile hack

India Today  

Twitter on Friday shared details about the platform’s ongoing investigation of the Wednesday incident that left tens of high-profile accounts compromised. For a small subset of these accounts, the attackers were able to gain control of the accounts and then send Tweets from those accounts," Twitter’s security page read. --As part of caution, Twitter has locked some accounts that had …

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust
4 years, 5 months ago

Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one of the worst attacks in recent years and may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public, experts said Thursday. The FBI said Thursday it is investigating the hacks, and said …

Twitter racing to unravel mystery cyber-attack
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter racing to unravel mystery cyber-attack

Live Mint  

As Twitter Inc. grapples with the worst security breach in its 14-year history, it must now uncover whether its employees were victims of sophisticated phishing schemes or if they deliberately allowed hackers to access high-profile accounts. On Wednesday, some of the world’s most prominent names, including former president Barack Obama and Democratic candidate and his former vice president Joe Biden, …

Rs 85 lakh: The amount Bitcoin account in fake tweet received post hack
4 years, 5 months ago

Rs 85 lakh: The amount Bitcoin account in fake tweet received post hack

India TV News  

Fake tweets from accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies led to the accumulation of almost 12.9 bitcoins by the end of Wednesday. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO …

’We all feel terrible’: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on hacked high-profile accounts
4 years, 5 months ago

’We all feel terrible’: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on hacked high-profile accounts

Live Mint  

A massive hacker attack targeted high-profile Twitter users including former US president Barack Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg. In a post Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said it's a "tough day for us at Twitter". In an apparent Bitcoin scam, the accounts of many tech billionaires like Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft …

Twitter locks down multiple profiles after Obama, Biden, Musk have accounts hacked in bitcoin scam
4 years, 5 months ago

Twitter locks down multiple profiles after Obama, Biden, Musk have accounts hacked in bitcoin scam

Firstpost  

Some experts said it seemed probable that hackers had access to Twitter’s internal infrastructure Multiple high-profile Twitter accounts were hijacked on Wednesday, with some of the platform’s top voices, including US presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former president Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk, among many others, used to solicit digital currency. Most of those users …

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