Twitter Hack 2020

Opinion

After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever

Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but "as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem."

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2020
Newsletters

First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s Dream

Prices for bitcoin barely budged, even as a scam involving the cryptocurrency appeared to be the motivation for a massive Twitter hack.

Markets  ·  16 July 2020
CoinFlash

Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts

Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday.

Business  ·  16 July 2020
Twitter

Twitter Hack Used Bitcoin to Cash In: Here’s Why

You can send bitcoin from your phone or computer to anyone, just about anywhere in the world. And once you’ve sent it, you can’t get it back.

Tech  ·  16 July 2020
Hack

Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam

Twitter says "a coordinated social engineering attack" against an employee caused Wednesday's massive takeover.

News  ·  16 July 2020
CoinFlash

Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is ‘On the Move’

The bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis.

News  ·  16 July 2020
Twitter

Twitter Breach Reactions: Security Professionals Offer an Early Assessment

OpSec pros had a wide array of opinions on Wednesday's Twitter breach, but they all agreed the fault did not lie with each hacked account's owner.

Business  ·  15 July 2020
Twitter

Obama, Biden, Netanyahu, Musk: Here’s a List of Every Hacked Twitter Account

Twitter got hacked. Prominent users are shilling sketchy crypto addresses. Here's a list of victims.

News  ·  15 July 2020
Twitter

Everything We Know About the Bitcoin Scam Rocking Twitter’s Most Prominent Accounts

Twitter’s thin veil of security went into full meltdown at 19:00 UTC on Wednesday. Within hours, even Barack Obama’s account was compromised.

Business  ·  15 July 2020
CoinFlash

Twitter Hack Takes Down Joe Biden, Elon Musk Accounts in Widespread Bitcoin Scam Attack

Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org.

Tech  ·  15 July 2020