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After last week’s massive hack, Twitter has released new information on the attack. The hackers had broken into the accounts of Bill Gates and Elon Musk, among others. Through celebrity accounts, the hackers asked followers to donate Bitcoins to their online wallets. Twitter had responded by preventing blue-checked accounts from tweeting for a couple of [...]
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After last week’s massive hack, Twitter has released new information on the attack. The hackers had broken into the accounts of Bill Gates and Elon Musk, among others. Through celebrity accounts, the hackers asked followers to donate Bitcoins to their online wallets. Twitter had responded by preventing blue-checked accounts from tweeting for a couple of hours.
Twitter’s latest news revealed that the hackers had also downloaded the celebrities’ account information. This information included direct messages. Out of the 130 accounts hacked, the hackers stole data from about 8 of them.
Gizmodo also reports that the hackers also reset the passwords and sent tweets from 45 of the hacked accounts. According to the report, Twitter believes the hackers “may have attempted to sell some of the usernames.”
The hackers had even managed to access personal information, such as email addresses and phone numbers.
Twitter says attackers downloaded account information, which includes direct messages, from some in hack. https://t.co/5ThvKUmU1J pic.twitter.com/UQlh6yIYx3
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) July 19, 2020
An additional report from the New York Times says that one of the hackers had “access to Twitter’s most sensitive tools.” The hacker, who had the username “Kirk,” used the tools to control “almost any Twitter account.” With these tools, the hackers took over the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kanye West, among others.
The New York Times also suggested that the hackers did not belong to Russia. They were also not very sophisticated hackers. Instead, the hackers were young people who got to know each other online.
One of the hackers was in his mid-twenties and lived on the US West Coast. Another was 19, and he lived with his mother in southern England.
After the hack and Bitcoin scam, Kirk had made around $180,000.
Hackers taking over celebrity accounts could pose a global risk. Numerous leaders, like US President Donald Trump, prefer to use Twitter to make announcements. Global agencies also use the site. Hackers could control their accounts and post hoaxes, which could lead to global chaos.
Twitter has vowed to take steps to address the hack. They have also apologized to its users.
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Bitcoin owners were in for a ride Wednesday when verified Twitter accounts suddenly asked them for bitcoin donations. If you haven’t seen blue check accounts in your feed, this could be why. Who’s Asking for Bitcoin on Twitter? CNN reports that Twitter security was compromised Wednesday. Prominent accounts suddenly tweeted for bitcoin. Users included Bill [...]
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Bitcoin owners were in for a ride Wednesday when verified Twitter accounts suddenly asked them for bitcoin donations. If you haven’t seen blue check accounts in your feed, this could be why.
CNN reports that Twitter security was compromised Wednesday. Prominent accounts suddenly tweeted for bitcoin. Users included Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Jeff Bezos, and President Barack Obama. Hacker on Bill Gates’ account even promised to “double all payments to a Bitcoin address.”
Twitter accounts belonging to Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Apple and Uber, among other prominent handles, were compromised and posted tweets that appeared to promote a cryptocurrency scam https://t.co/MwYu68fuoG
— CNN Business (@CNNBusiness) July 15, 2020
Twitter responded to the hack by limiting user access. If you have a verified account, chances are you can’t tweet or reply to tweets. If you don’t have a blue check, then no problem. A little over two hours after the hack passed before Twitter restored its functions.
Most accounts should be able to Tweet again. As we continue working on a fix, this functionality may come and go. We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.
— Support (@Support) July 16, 2020
You can’t just laugh off celebrity Twitter hacking. Many world leaders, like President Trump, use Twitter. In Trump’s case, he announces significant policies there. A lot of worldwide agencies also use Twitter. Hackers getting into these accounts could sow chaos around the world. Just one misleading tweet, and you got another country firing nukes at you. Twitter could beef up its cybersecurity.
CNN reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on the case. This new celebrity hacking case should remind us not to give away money on the internet. Just because a celebrity asks us to, it doesn’t mean we should.
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