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Source: Associated Press
Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company embarrassed
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
July 19, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
The San Francisco=based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the accounts information through the Your Twitter Data tool. None of the eight were verified accounts, Twitter said, adding that it is contacting the owners of the affected accounts.
Were embarrassed, were disappointed, and more than anything, were sorry. We know that we must work to regain your trust, and we will support all efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice, Twitter said in the blog post.
The July 17 attack broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years. The attackers sent out tweets from the accounts of the public figures, offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.
It highlighted a major flaw with the service millions of people have come to rely on as an essential communications tool.
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
July 19, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.
The San Francisco=based company said in a blog post Saturday that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the accounts information through the Your Twitter Data tool. None of the eight were verified accounts, Twitter said, adding that it is contacting the owners of the affected accounts.
Were embarrassed, were disappointed, and more than anything, were sorry. We know that we must work to regain your trust, and we will support all efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice, Twitter said in the blog post.
The July 17 attack broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities and tech moguls in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years. The attackers sent out tweets from the accounts of the public figures, offering to send $2,000 for every $1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.
It highlighted a major flaw with the service millions of people have come to rely on as an essential communications tool.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/860daee9d51ceb588c9bd0feebddc323
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Twitter: Hack hit 130 accounts, company 'embarrassed' (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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ZZenith
(4,133 posts)1. Shitcan Trump if you want to regain my trust.
Otherwise your TOS are as worthless as your security measures.
sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)2. Should Be Embarrassed By The Orange Dictator
Start by banning him and his non-stop tweets.
JDC
(10,144 posts)3. All the shit they traffic in and they are now "embarrassed"