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SIM Swapping Blamed for Hacking of Twitter CEO’s Account

September 3, 2019

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The 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 hacker group that in the past targeted other high-profile individuals, particularly social media influencers.

Following the incident, Twitter clarified that its systems had not been compromised. The company stated, “The phone number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider. This allowed an unauthorized person to compose and send tweets via text message from the phone number. That issue is now resolved.”

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