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If this turns out to be true, then we can conclude two things: 1. It's incredible that the security of Twitter allows for a solitary 17-year old to gain full access to (any) account. 2. This also explains why the profit of the hack was 'only' ~$100k. Many speculated about how incredibly valuable such a hack could be and how much more a group could have profited from this hack. Using it for two hours of bitcoin scammi…
I'm not really surprised. * the attacker (allegedly) bragged to the press * the attack only involved phising and social engineering. (Its a bit unclear, but that's what it looks like) Bragging to the press is a definite sign of someone doing it for the lulz. Criminals know better than to brag about their crimes publicly, that is how you get caught. Bragging definitely fits into the sterotypical motivation for most te…
> Its not... coercing employees How do you know? Coercion is a type of social engineering.
"Our European visitors are important to us. This site is currently unavailable to visitors from the European Economic Area while we work to ensure your data is protected in accordance with applicable EU laws." nice
Does this mean the US visitors data is not protected? Or no resources to add a cookie banner?
1. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/florida-teen-arr...
Anyone know what the loose end was that got these guys busted?
"Our European visitors are important to us. This site is currently unavailable to visitors from the European Economic Area while we work to ensure your data is protected in accordance with applicable EU laws." nice
Why do all these prompts use doublespeak so blatantly? It's actually insane. "Your privacy matters to us." -> Then why are you asking me to give it up? If my privacy mattered to you you wouldn't even ask to install tracking cookies and gather my data.
> Today’s announcement proves that cybercriminals can no longer hide behind perceived global anonymity Anyone know what the loose end was that got these guys busted?
When I was a teen I made long distance phone calls using calling card numbers that were not my own, obtained through a war dialer. I'm pretty sure I never would've gone as far as this kid did, but who knows. I hope this doesn't ruin his life.
> Today’s announcement proves that cybercriminals can no longer hide behind perceived global anonymity Anyone know what the loose end was that got these guys busted?
If they were dumb enough to waste such a high value target on a small scale bitcoin scam then I wouldn’t be surprised if they were dumb enough to perform the malicious actions from their home IP address.