Twitter Hack

• Porn, rap interrupts online hearing of teen suspected of hacking famous Twitter accounts

  The interruptions — including one by a user who shared a screen and took over the hearing with a porn video — forced Hillsborough County Judge Christopher C. Nash to temporarily halt the session for Graham Ivan Clark, 17.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2020
  
• Florida teen, British man among 3 charged in hack of high-profile Twitter accounts

  The 17-year-old boy was arrested earlier Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office will prosecute the case. He faces 30 felony charges, according to a news release.

  Tech

  Jul 31, 2020
  
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• Twitter says hackers saw direct messages from 36 accounts during breach

  In tweets from its support account and an updating blog post, Twitter said it had no indication that the private messages of any other elected officials were obtained.

  World

  Jul 22, 2020
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• Up to 8 Twitter accounts had data accessed by hackers during breach, company says

  None of the accounts that hackers were able to download data from were verified, Twitter said, though the identities of those accounts have not been disclosed.

  Tech

  Jul 18, 2020
• Twitter says 130 accounts targeted during hack, promises security boost

  The company added that it was continuing to assess whether hackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts.

  Tech

  Jul 17, 2020
• U.S. lawmakers call for explanation after widespread Twitter hack

  President Donald Trump, a prolific Twitter user, was planning to continue tweeting and his account was not jeopardized during the attack, spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said.

  World

  Jul 16, 2020
• Twitter hack alarms experts already concerned about platform’s security

  The incident has led to fears that hackers could wreak havoc with the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election or otherwise compromise national security.

  Tech

  Jul 16, 2020
• Twitter says ‘coordinated social engineering attack’ targeted politicians, tech leaders

  The affected Twitter accounts shared tweets asking for bitcoin donations. Most of the tweets were deleted shortly after they were posted.

  World

  Jul 15, 2020
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• Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets targeting black people and Jews

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears to have been victimized by a SIM swapping attack.

  World

  Aug 30, 2019
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• Twitter accounts that Trump follows hacked by group calling itself ‘Turkish cyber army’

  Multiple Twitter accounts that are being followed by U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to have been hacked on Tuesday.

  Tech

  Jan 16, 2018