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Disney's internal Slack message data leaked in latest hack targeting a major company

Disney is the latest big company to have information leaked online. Hacking group Nullbulge said it…

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Twitter finally releases more details about the crypto scam that hit 130 high profile users – says it's embarrassed, disappointed and sorry

Twitter on Saturday said they are embarrassed, disappointed and, more than anything, sorry for what…

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New details emerge in the Twitter hack that took over more than 100 accounts last week, including those of Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk

Despite initial theories that the attack was the work of sophisticated state actors, it appears the…

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Twitter’s dos and don'ts to keep your account from getting hacked

On Thursday, verified accounts on Twitter — including those of Elon Musk, Apple, Jeff Bezos, Bill G…

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A Saudi dissident sued Twitter for a 2nd time, saying spies at the firm hacked his account and leaked his contacts' names to the kingdom

US prosecutors have already charged two Saudis who worked at Twitter from 2013 to 2016 with spying …

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Twitter just fixed a bug in its Android app that could have given hackers access to private messages

Twitter has fixed a bug with its Android app that could have enabled intruders to access direct mes…

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Culprits behind the Twitter hack that ground the site to a halt may include a 21-year-old British man, new evidence shows

In the days leading up to the heist, one person demonstrated on Twitter and in hacker forums that t…

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Lawmakers are demanding answers from Twitter about the massive hack that took over accounts including Kim Kardashian and Bill Gates

Senators sent a letter to Twitter after both the FBI and New York State regulators announced that t…

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Twitter and the White House denied claims a hacker broke into Trump's account by guessing that his password was 'maga2020!'

Twitter said it had seen "no evidence" President Donald Trump's account had been breached. The Whit…

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Fast Company's Apple News account was hacked, sending offensive notifications to users

Fast Company said its Apple News account was hacked. "Two obscene and racist push notifications wer…

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The 17-year-old 'mastermind' behind the massive Twitter hack reportedly has a history of running online scams using Minecraft and Bitcoin

Legal records show that Graham Clark was previously suspected of being involved in the theft of $85…

Aaron Holmes   


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Twitter contractors reportedly spied on the accounts of Beyoncé and other celebrities by creating fake help desk tickets

Twitter's security practices have come under scrutiny following a recent hack of 130 VIP accounts i…

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Twitter says up to 8 accounts had all their data downloaded during its giant hack suggesting the hackers were after more than just Bitcoin

Twitter said in total 130 accounts were targeted of which 45 had their passwords reset and tweets s…

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Here's how security experts think hackers hijacked the Twitter accounts of Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, and many others

Experts said it seems likely the hackers gained access to reset the emails and passwords tied to th…

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Some of the world's biggest Twitter accounts got hacked this week. Here's what we know about what happened.

Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, and more have been hack…

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Twitter goes after Elon Musk's social circle

The biggest story in tech right now is that Twitter just subpoenaed a handful of investors, entrepr…

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Tweeting at some airlines for customer support won't work anymore. They've stopped using Twitter amid Elon Musk's changes.

A clever customer service hack for dealing with airlines is becoming harder to do thanks to Elon Mu…

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The Twitter whistleblower testifies before the US Senate on Tuesday. Here's what to expect.

Peiter Zatko is set to make his first public appearance since his whistleblower complaint detailed …

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Rockstar Games confirms massive trove of leaked 'Grand Theft Auto VI' videos is real after it was hacked: 'We are extremely disappointed'

Over 90 gameplay videos from the next "Grand Theft Auto" game were leaked and widely shared online …

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