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Twitter hacked - ManakaJunpei - 07-15-2020
Seems like a lot of major twitter accounts have been hacked and all forwarding users to fake btc giveaway scam very interesting to check the wallet of the scam and see how much will end up in there, secondly current theory is that a Twitter API company has been hacked
Sources:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1283498320430850052
https://twitter.com/Bitcoin/status/1283491850641461248
RE: Twitter hacked - CillianN - 07-16-2020
I’m hearing that the person/people that did this had backend access, and perhaps were actually working for Twitter. Will be interesting to find out what exactly happened to gain access to all these accounts.
RE: Twitter hacked - ManakaJunpei - 07-16-2020
(07-16-2020, 01:16 AM)CillianN Wrote: I’m hearing that the person/people that did this had backend access, and perhaps were actually working for Twitter. Will be interesting to find out what exactly happened to gain access to all these accounts.
Heard it was all dumped on the darkweb even politicians in my country have been hacked I am of belief that the entire database was leaked since I have no other explanation for this many accounts.
RE: Twitter hacked - mothered - 07-16-2020
(07-16-2020, 01:16 AM)CillianN Wrote: I’m hearing that the person/people that did this had backend access, and perhaps were actually working for Twitter.It doesn't surprise me If this Is the case with many breaches on a large scale.
After all, employees do have the capacity (to some degree) to access personal credentials.
RE: Twitter hacked - BehindThisMask - 08-13-2020
Turned out to be some alleged teenager from Florida. There's an NPR article on it (897815039).
RE: Twitter hacked - mothered - 08-14-2020
(08-13-2020, 07:43 PM)BehindThisMask Wrote: Turned out to be some alleged teenager from Florida. There's an NPR article on it (897815039).Here's the article.
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/31/897815039/florida-teen-charged-as-mastermind-of-massive-twitter-hack
RE: Twitter hacked - BehindThisMask - 08-18-2020
(08-14-2020, 06:20 AM)mothered Wrote:(08-13-2020, 07:43 PM)BehindThisMask Wrote: Turned out to be some alleged teenager from Florida. There's an NPR article on it (897815039).Here's the article.
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Thanks for some reason the forum wouldnt let me post a link.
RE: Twitter hacked - mothered - 08-19-2020
(08-18-2020, 11:32 PM)BehindThisMask Wrote: Thanks for some reason the forum wouldnt let me post a link.You're welcome.
Omit the "https" & "www", and you should be fine posting links- just not In a clickable format.