What blows my mind is how does Twitter not have a "maintenance" mode -- where no new tweets can be posted and the site is essentially read-only?
Maybe they do and they haven’t needed to resort to that yet?
Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack
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#312Given how huge this hack is, and how little the BTC reward is going to be, I'm tempting to think this is either: - a test of a new hacking system - a demonstration to a big client - a first shot to threat some entity - a diversion while they get the real loot And that the BTC messages are just a way to justify it so it looks like a simple scam. Such a hack is worth way, WAY more than the few BTC it could bring.
I wonder if they have access to the accounts’ DMs too. Lots of juicy info potentially there.
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#315Place your bets, phishing or bug exploit. Some of these targets are too high profile to all fall for it and probably have teams that manage these accounts securely. Edit: 2fa was bypassed, interesting. https://twitter.com/tylerwinklevoss/status/12834920178892595...
Betting on inside / direct database access or admin account.
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#316Twitter should suspend the entire platform until they can credibly fix this and prevent it in the future. An attacker could drop AMZN stock by 10% in minutes with just the wrong tweet from Bezos.
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#317Given how huge this hack is, and how little the BTC reward is going to be, I'm tempting to think this is either: - a test of a new hacking system - a demonstration to a big client - a first shot to threat some entity - a diversion while they get the real loot And that the BTC messages are just a way to justify it so it looks like a simple scam. Such a hack is worth way, WAY more than the few BTC it could bring.
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#319Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe a front end/OAuth issue - those are not uncommon either. Will be interesting to learn more. Also begs the question, who is liable in such cases....
Liable for the account being compromised? Twitter. Liable for people sending money? People sending money.
How much will Twitter pay me for it's liability of my hacked account?
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#320I'm flabbergasted they haven't just hit the panic button and shut everything down. Unless, perhaps, they can't.
You mean shutdown Twitter? I think that's a bit extreme in this case.
Given the nature of how twitter has influenced elections, why would this be extreme? So far the known targets all appear to be of a particular political persuasion, but I haven't seen a comprehensive list yet.