Twitter announced the details of the attack on the social network
The social network Twitter has reported the details of a recent hacker attack. First, the attackers attacked some employees to gain access to the internal system, and then switched to employees with broader powers.
First, the hackers used a phishing attack on the mobile phones of the company's staff to gain access to the internal network. After that, the company's personnel with broader powers and access to internal support tools were hacked, according to the blog of the social network.
It is noted that the criminals were able to gain access to the internal tools of the social network. They attacked 130 Twitter accounts and posted messages on behalf of 45 of them. In the case of 36 of them, they managed to open personal correspondence and from 7 they downloaded an archive with personal data.
Recall that on July 15, unknown persons gained access to the accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others. On behalf of verified profiles, hackers posted tweets about the distribution of several thousand bitcoins to those who send cryptocurrency to the wallets indicated in the tweets.
Earlier, the social network Twitter presented a new function, which allows users to program the time of posting tweets. A short video has been posted that explains how you can take advantage of the new feature.
First, the hackers used a phishing attack on the mobile phones of the company's staff to gain access to the internal network. After that, the company's personnel with broader powers and access to internal support tools were hacked, according to the blog of the social network.
It is noted that the criminals were able to gain access to the internal tools of the social network. They attacked 130 Twitter accounts and posted messages on behalf of 45 of them. In the case of 36 of them, they managed to open personal correspondence and from 7 they downloaded an archive with personal data.
Recall that on July 15, unknown persons gained access to the accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others. On behalf of verified profiles, hackers posted tweets about the distribution of several thousand bitcoins to those who send cryptocurrency to the wallets indicated in the tweets.
Earlier, the social network Twitter presented a new function, which allows users to program the time of posting tweets. A short video has been posted that explains how you can take advantage of the new feature.
