Tag: twitter
Meet the Teen “Mastermind” Behind the Greatest Twitter Hack
Twitter and Twitterati went berserk on July 15, 2020, when a high-profile hack compromised nearly 130 Twitter accounts including verified accounts of known personalities...
Human – The Weak Link in the Recent Twitter Hack
Twitter was left red-faced last week with an account hacking incident that compromised nearly 130 accounts including Twitter handles of world celebrities, prominent figures,...
Bitcoin Scammers Hack Twitter Accounts of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Apple,...
In a lethal strike to Twitter, Bitcoin scammers successfully hacked official accounts of many known personalities and brands to scam people into believing their...
OurMine Hacks Twitter Handles of FC Barcelona and Olympics
The notorious hacking group, OurMine, briefly took over the official Twitter handle of FC Barcelona and the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) verified and blue...
OurMine Group Hacks Facebook’s Official Twitter and Instagram Accounts
The social media accounts of social networking and technology giant Facebook were temporarily compromised by a hacking group named OurMine. The incident came to...
OurMine Group Announces Comeback, Hacks 15 NFL Teams’ Twitter Handles
The cybercriminal group OurMine hacked 15 Twitter accounts of the U.S. National Football League (NFL) teams including NFL’s handle and posted a message, “Hi,...
Hundreds of Users Impacted in Twitter and Facebook Data Breach
Facebook and Twitter admitted that hundreds of users inadvertently gave access to their personal data through third-party apps. The companies stated the affected users...
Twitter Now Allows Users to Disable SMS-based 2FA
Twitter users must be glad after the microblogging service announced that from now users can disable the SMS-based 2FA method for their accounts and...
Two Ex-Employees of Twitter Caught Spying for Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter have been recently charged for spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government.
According...
Twitter Inadvertently Exposes Users’ Email and Contact Details
A security blunder by Twitter exposed phone numbers and email addresses of its users who opted for two-factor authentication (2FA) protection. The social networking...
