Twitter says \'social engineering\' led to the massive hack that targeted high-profile accounts like Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos. Here\'s what the technique involves and how to avoid it. (TW)
Twitter says 'social engineering' led to the massive hack that targeted high-profile accounts like Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos. Here's what the technique involves and how to avoid it. (TW)
Thursday, 16 July 2020 () · Twitter on Wednesday experienced a massive security breach that allowed hackers to perpetuate a bitcoin scam from the accounts of some of the site's most high-profile users, including Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates.
· The company said that the hack appears to be the result of a "coordinated social engineering...
On July 15, the Twitter accounts of high-profile individuals were compromised in a cryptocurrency scam. TheStreet has you covered on who was impacted and for how long.
Thursday, 16 July 2020 ()
· Twitter on Wednesday experienced a massive security breach that allowed hackers to perpetuate a bitcoin scam from the accounts of some of the site's most high-profile users, including Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates.