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Twitter locks down multiple profiles after Obama, Biden, Musk have accounts hacked in bitcoin scam
•Some experts said it seemed probable that hackers had access to Twitter’s internal infrastructure
Twitter says several NFL teams' accounts hacked ahead of the Super Bowl on 2 Feb
•Twitter says it has locked the compromised accounts and is investigating the situation.
Jeff Bezos hack: Facebook blames Apple, says WhatsApp cannot be hacked
Tech2 News Staff •Investigators believe the hack is similar to Pegasus malware where phones of 1,400 journalists and human rights activists were hacked.
The Jeff Bezos hack is a lesson that everyone is vulnerable to a similar attack
•Despite being end-to-end encrypted, WhatsApp, like almost any messaging service, can act as a conduit for malware.
Russian hackers piggy-backed on an Iranian spying operation, officials say
•The operation was to attack government and industry organisations in dozens of countries while masquerading as attackers from the Islamic Republic.
Personal information of over 100 million individuals in US, Canada hacked: Capital One
•The suspect is a 33-year-old former Seattle technology company software engineer identified as Paige Thompson.
Researchers say about 50,000 companies are vulnerable to 'business critical' hacks
•Security firm Onapsis says that 90 percent of affected SAP systems have not been properly protected
Australian parliament's network hacked in attempt to steal emails, phone contacts
•While the investigation is still on, reportedly there is no evidence yet on data being accessed in the breach.
US charges traders for hacking into Securities and Exchange Commission database
•Authorities said the scheme resulted in $4.14 million of illegal trading profit, and cheated ordinary investors.
A 20-year-old admits to Germany's biggest data hack that hit Angela Merkel, others
•The 20-year-old accessed and leak personal data and documents from about 1,000 people.