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Twitter hack 2020

India Prime Minister Suffers Another Twitter Hack; Fake Tweet Sent Promising Bitcoin to All Indians

The attack followed one in autumn 2020 that was part of a widespread hack used to trick social media users to send cryptocurrency to the attackers.

By Kevin Reynolds

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Dec 12, 2021 at 2:09 p.m. UTC

Dec 12, 2021

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Scam

British Man Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Massive Twitter Hack

Twenty-two-year-old Joseph O’Conner is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the crypto phishing scheme

By Cheyenne Ligon

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Jul 21, 2021 at 5:37 p.m. UTC

Jul 21, 2021

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Twitter

Twitter Hacker Will Serve 3 Years for Mass Crypto Phishing Scheme

Graham Ivan Clark will also serve three years of probation following the jail term.

By Nikhilesh De

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Mar 16, 2021 at 7:36 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2021

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Business

Twitter

Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam

Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches.

By Sebastian Sinclair

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Nov 17, 2020 at 8:36 a.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2020

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Cybersecurity

New York Regulator Calls for More Social Media Oversight After Twitter Hack

NYDFS said cybersecurity must be treated as critical infrastructure by governments and corporations alike.

By Danny Nelson

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Oct 14, 2020 at 3:19 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2020

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Twitter

Twitter Tightens Security Ahead of US Presidential Election

Twitter is making a host of new security measures compulsory for accounts belonging to users considered influential in the upcoming election.

By Paddy Baker

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Sep 18, 2020 at 11:35 a.m. UTC

Sep 18, 2020

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India

Hacker Hijacks Twitter Account of Indian Prime Minister's Relief Fund, Asks Followers for Crypto

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the latest victim of a Twitter hack undertaken to trick social media users into sending crypto to the attackers.

By Sebastian Sinclair

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Sep 3, 2020 at 3:44 a.m. UTC

Sep 3, 2020

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Phishing

Twitter Hack May Have Involved Another Teenager: Report

According to a recent report, a 16-year-old was served with a search warrant by federal agents at his home on Tuesday.

By Jaspreet Kalra

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Sep 2, 2020 at 3:36 p.m. UTC

Sep 2, 2020

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17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K

The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen.

By Paddy Baker

Sponsored

Aug 5, 2020 at 5:36 p.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2020

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Business

Cybersecurity

Social Engineering: A Plague on Crypto and Twitter, Unlikely to Stop

The SIM swapping community entered the spotlight after helping the Twitter hacker breach the social media platform, but these threat actors have been going after the crypto community for years.

By Benjamin PowersNikhilesh De

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Aug 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2020

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