October 16, 2020
Via: Security WeekThe attack started on July 14 and was over the next day, when it became apparent that numerous high-profile accounts, including those of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and Jeff Bezos, were hijacked and leveraged to promote a cryptocurrency […]
October 1, 2020
Via: Security WeekThe accounts, the social media platform reveals, were removed after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alerted it on the suspicious activity. “Based on intel provided by the @FBI, last night we removed approximately 130 accounts that appeared to originate […]
September 3, 2020
Via: DataBreach TodayTwitter is investigating the hacking of an account associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an apparent cryptocurrency scam, according to the BBC and other news media reports. A series of fraudulent tweets sent from the verified account for […]
July 31, 2020
Via: Computer WeeklyTwitter’s investigation into a serious cyber attack that took place earlier in July 2020 has found that cyber criminals gained access to its systems through a well-planned and carefully targeted social engineering spearphishing attack on Twitter’s own employees. The attack […]
July 23, 2020
Via: Security WeekThe attack took place on July 15 and involved the abuse of internal Twitter systems and tools to gain access to high-profile accounts such as those of Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates, or Elon Musk, and post fake messages […]
July 20, 2020
Via: DataBreach TodayThe hijacking of more than 130 high-profile Twitter accounts last week is extraordinary in at least one respect: that it didn’t happen sooner. As online companies have improved their security protections to prevent account hijacking, attackers have looked for new […]
July 17, 2020
Via: Security WeekThe accounts were compromised after the attackers managed to gain access to internal Twitter systems and tools. The hack became apparent after high-profile accounts such as those of Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates, or Elon Musk posted […]
July 16, 2020
Via: Security AffairsSocial media platform Twitter has suffered one of the biggest cyberattacks in its history, hackers breached a number of high-profile accounts, including those of Barak Obama, US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Uber, […]
Data loss, Network security, Security, Threats & Malware
June 25, 2020
Via: Hot for SecurityTwitter is warning paying customers of its advertising and analytics platforms in an email that it is “possible” others could have accessed their personal and financial information as a result of a bug. As reported by BBC News, Twitter learned […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
June 23, 2020
Via: Computer WeeklySocial media platform Twitter has begun contacting a number of business users in relation to a long-standing data security issue that may have seen their personal information exposed if a highly specific set of circumstances occurred. Twitter told affected users […]
Cyber-crime, Mobile, Mobile security, Phishing
June 3, 2020
Via: Threat PostThe rate of mobile phishing rose sharply between the last quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, a boost most likely due to the increased number of people working from home due to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, new research […]
February 4, 2020
Via: Security AffairsOn December 24, 2019 the company discovered that its API were exploited by a large network of fake accounts to match Twitter usernames to phone numbers. The company immediately suspended the involved accounts. “On December 24, 2019 we became aware […]
January 28, 2020
Via: Naked SecurityNew York facial recognition startup Clearview AI – which has amassed a huge database of more than three billion images scraped from employment sites, news sites, educational sites, and social networks including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Venmo – is […]
November 26, 2019
Via: Hot for SecurityPolice in California have arrested a man accused of being among a group of hackers who found a way to take over Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account. The hacker was allegedly part of a group called The Chuckling Squad, […]
Application security, Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Security
November 11, 2019
Via: Security WeekThe allegations of spying by former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscore the risks for Silicon Valley firms holding sensitive data which make the platforms ripe for espionage. The two Saudis and one US citizen allegedly worked together to unmask […]
October 9, 2019
Via: Hot for SecurityTwitter used people’s private information to help third-party advertisers target the right users by mistake, the company said in an announcement. The social media firm claims that it stopped this practice, but it makes no mention of what happens now […]
September 3, 2019
Via: Security WeekThe hackers who took control of Dorsey’s account used it to post racist and anti-Semitic messages and even bomb threats. The tweets were removed by Twitter after roughly half an hour. The attack has been attributed to Chuckling Squad, a […]
August 13, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingThe Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to intensify its monitoring of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to detect potential threats. But its plans may collide with privacy policies and, potentially, Facebook’s ability to comply with its recent $5 […]
June 18, 2019
Via: Threat PostTwitter has removed six sets of accounts that the site has deemed to be devoted to coordinated, state-backed propaganda activities – totaling about 5,000 accounts in all. “We believe that people and organizations with the advantages of institutional power and […]
May 21, 2019
Via: The HillGoogle, Facebook and Twitter will send representatives to testify at an upcoming hearing on election security, the House Oversight and Reform Committee announced Monday. The officials will likely field questions about their companies’ efforts to stave off disinformation and manipulation […]
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