twitter Twitter Confirms Hackers Accessed Direct Messages of 36 Targeted Accounts Twitter admits that last week's massive Bitcoin scam hack exposes the direct messages of 36 high-profile accounts, including a Dutch elected official. The company states there is no evidence that passwords or the DMs of other current or former politicians are compromised.
twitter Twitter Admits Embarrassment After Massive Bitcoin Scam Hits 130 Accounts Twitter reveals that a major cyberattack compromises 130 accounts and exposes private data from up to eight users. The company attributes the breach to a coordinated social engineering attack that hijacked high-profile accounts to promote a Bitcoin scam.
twitter Former Twitter Employees Help Investigate Massive Platform Hack Former Twitter employees are stepping in to help make sense of the massive hack that compromised high-profile accounts. The breach raises serious national security concerns as investigators uncover how the attackers gained access.
twitter Twitter Hackers Target 130 Accounts in Coordinated Bitcoin Scam A massive cyberattack targets 130 Twitter accounts, including high-profile politicians and business leaders, to run a bitcoin scam. The social media company blames the breach on a coordinated social engineering attack against its own employees.
twitter FBI Probes Massive Twitter Hack as Officials Warn of Future Copycats Federal and state authorities investigate a massive Twitter breach that compromised high-profile accounts to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Lawmakers warn the attack highlights serious security vulnerabilities that malicious actors could exploit to spread disinformation.
twitter Twitter Hack of High-Profile Accounts Exposes Major Security Flaws A massive breach compromises the accounts of prominent politicians and tech leaders to promote a bitcoin scam. The incident raises serious questions about the platform's internal security and national security implications.
twitter Twitter Breach Exposes Internal Admin Tool in Massive Crypto Scam A hacker known as "Kirk" uses a compromised internal Twitter tool to hijack high-profile accounts and run a cryptocurrency scam. The coordinated social engineering attack targets prominent figures like Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
twitter Twitter Hackers Use Internal Tools for Massive Crypto Scam Attackers compromise high-profile Twitter accounts to spread a bitcoin scam by leveraging internal admin tools through a social engineering attack on employees.
twitter Twitter Hackers Compromise Accounts of Biden, Obama, and Bezos in Bitcoin Scam Twitter experiences a massive security breach as hackers take over high-profile accounts to promote a cryptocurrency scam. The company blames the incident on a coordinated social engineering attack targeting its internal systems.
twitter Twitter Bitcoin Scam Fueled by Internal Tool Access and SIM Swappers A massive Twitter breach compromises high-profile accounts to promote a bitcoin scam, netting attackers over $100,000. Evidence suggests the perpetrators are experienced SIM swappers who social-engineered a Twitter employee.
twitter Twitter Confirms 130 Accounts Targeted in Massive Bitcoin Scam Breach Twitter reveals that hackers targeted 130 accounts during a coordinated social engineering attack that compromised high-profile figures to run a bitcoin scam. The company states that no passwords were stolen but continues to investigate if private data was accessed.
twitter Twitter Hackers View Private Messages in 36 Targeted Accounts Hackers behind the massive Twitter bitcoin scam access the direct messages of 36 accounts, including a Dutch politician. Federal and state investigators probe the breach.
twitter Twitter Hack Exposes Private Messages of Dozens of Compromised Accounts Twitter confirms that attackers accessed the direct messages of 36 high-profile accounts during the massive July 2020 breach. The revelation fuels ongoing demands for the platform to implement end-to-end encryption.
twitter Twitter Hack Reveals Severe Vulnerabilities in Modern Democracy The recent high-profile Twitter breach goes far beyond a simple bitcoin scam, exposing profound weaknesses in the digital infrastructure that supports modern society and democratic institutions.
twitter Massive Twitter Data Breach Threatens Heavy Financial and Regulatory Fallout Twitter faces severe financial and operational consequences as European regulators probe a massive data breach potentially affecting hundreds of millions of users. The company's silence on the true extent of the exposed information only increases the risk of heavy penalties.