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Twitter says hackers used phone to fool employees into giving them access
The embarrassing July 15 attack compromised the accounts of some of Twitter's most high-profile users.
Iran’s Supreme leader launches twitter handle in Hindi signalling outreach
Ylwa Pettersson, Twitter’s head policy for the Nordic countries an...
Twitter, TikTok in talks for possible merger: Report
Microsoft has been negotiating for weeks with TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance Lt...
Twitter accounts of Obama, Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others hacked to run Bitcoin Scam
A number of high profile Twitter accounts including that of US presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder Bil...
Hackers tell the story of the Twitter attack from the inside
The attack was not the work of a single country like Russia or a sophisticated group of hackers. Instead, it was done by a group of young people — one of whom says he lives at home with his mother — who got to know one another because of their obsession with owning early or unusual screen names, particularly one letter or number, like @y or @6.
SC initiates contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India
Bhushan has been raising issues pertaining to judiciary and recently he was very critical and vocal of the way in which the top court handled the matters related to migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As of now, it is not clear as to which tweets of Bhushan have been prime facie construed as contemptous by the apex court.
Facebook, Twitter pull Donald Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation
The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, in which Trump claimed that children are "almost immune" to COVID-19.
Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, other Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam
The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked.
What the Twitter hack revealed: An election system teeming with risks
Whoever bored into the command centre of Twitter — seizing control of Biden’s and Obama’s blue-checked accounts, among many others — served as a warning that some of the most critical infrastructure that could influence the election is not in the hands of government experts, and is far less protected than anyone assumed even a day ago.
Elon Musk, blasting off in domestic bliss
Elon Musk and Grimes have a baby with the most unusual name, which they shorten to “X.” Musk said it’s pronounced “just like the letter X. AE is pronounced ‘ash’, as in Old English. A-12 is also pronounced just like it reads. Refers to the Archangel-12 CIA reconnaissance plane.”
From simple gaming tricks to last month's sensational Twitter hack: Mapping a teen’s troubled online path
Clark’s digital misbehaviour ended when the police arrested him on Friday. Prosecutors said the 17-year-old was the mastermind of the astounding hack last month, accusing him of tricking his way into Twitter’s systems and taking over the accounts of some of the world’s most famous people, including Barack Obama, Kanye West and Jeff Bezos.
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
Accounts of celebrities and political figures including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Barack Obama and Elon Musk were hacked during the cyber attack on Wednesday. Twitter added that it was continuing to assess whether hackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts.
Australian, Chinese envoys to India engage in Twitter war over South China sea claims
This is the first time representatives of two high-profile nations have engaged in a war of words in India, despite ideological differences between countries and blocs. Chinese diplomats, however, have been recently active in Europe and parts of Asia criticising host nations on social media.
Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
In its latest statement, Twitter said that the hackers were able to gain control to a "small subset" of the targeted accounts, and send tweets from them.
Twitter shows strong gains in user base despite security concerns and the Covid-19 pandemic
Twitter is seen by some analysts as an important element in news and political discussion.
