Twitter Hack
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Porn, rap interrupts online hearing of teen suspected of hacking famous Twitter accountsThe 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.CrimeAug 5, 2020
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Florida teen, British man among 3 charged in hack of high-profile Twitter accountsThe 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.TechJul 31, 2020
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Twitter says hackers saw direct messages from 36 accounts during breachIn 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.WorldJul 22, 2020
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Up to 8 Twitter accounts had data accessed by hackers during breach, company saysNone 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.TechJul 18, 2020
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Twitter says 130 accounts targeted during hack, promises security boostThe company added that it was continuing to assess whether hackers were able to access private data of the targeted accounts.TechJul 17, 2020
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U.S. lawmakers call for explanation after widespread Twitter hackPresident Donald Trump, a prolific Twitter user, was planning to continue tweeting and his account was not jeopardized during the attack, spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said.WorldJul 16, 2020
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Twitter hack alarms experts already concerned about platform’s securityThe incident has led to fears that hackers could wreak havoc with the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election or otherwise compromise national security.TechJul 16, 2020
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Twitter says ‘coordinated social engineering attack’ targeted politicians, tech leadersThe affected Twitter accounts shared tweets asking for bitcoin donations. Most of the tweets were deleted shortly after they were posted.WorldJul 15, 2020
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Twitter CEO’s hacked account sends racist tweets targeting black people and JewsTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears to have been victimized by a SIM swapping attack.WorldAug 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.TechJan 16, 2018
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