Twitter Hack
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Twitter says attackers 'manipulated a small number of employees', downloaded data from up to eight non-verified accounts
•Hackers accessed Twitter’s internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including US presidential candidate Joe Biden, billionaire Elon Musk and former president Barack Obama
Hackers who targeted some of Twitter's top users reap bitcoin worth $120,000
Tech2 News Staff •The unidentified attackers hijacked the accounts of politicians, celebrities, and billionaires, using them to solicit bitcoin transfers to a string of digital wallets.
Twitter hacking of celebrities, politicians, brands' accounts alarms experts about the platform's security
•Posing as celebrities and the wealthy, the hackers asked followers to send the digital currency bitcoin to a series of addresses.
Twitter stepped up search for chief information security officer ahead of the breach of high-profile accounts
•FBI believes hackers committed cryptocurrency fraud after they seized control of the Twitter accounts of celebrities and political figures.
Hack of Joe Biden, Barack Obama's Twitter accounts revealed an election system teeming with risks
•Investigators are still trying to determine exactly how the hackers got inside Twitter’s systems and took such command of the platform that, when Twitter employees took the Bitcoin-seeking messages down, the disinformation popped right back up
Twitter hack: Compromised accounts will remain blocked until investigation completes, internal system access limited
Tech2 News Staff •Twitter says the attack is "a coordinated social engineering attack" that targetted its employees with access to internal systems and tools.
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.
Hacking of CEO Jack Dorsey's account prompts Twitter to disable 'tweet via SMS' feature
Tech2 News Staff •SIM swap fraud is a very simple exploit involving phishing and social engineering.
Twitter shares fell almost 7 percent following concerns about hacking activity
•Twitter saw suspicious traffic on a customer-support forum while investigating a bug that exposed data.
Twitter restores the official handle of Air India, after hackers temporarily took over
Ians •Hackers broke into the Air India's Twitter account early on Thursday, posting messages in Turkish language, including flight cancellation announcements.