Here's a tweet from KimKardashian, for a different BTC address (bc1qwr30ddc04zqp878c0evdrqfx564mmf0dy2w39l) https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1283523054874877953
Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack
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#512Given 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 can't imagine the user's devices were targeted (e.g. Obama's cell phone), so this must be internal. Eff me.
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#513Given 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.
> how little the BTC reward is going to be So far, the address has received the equivalent of over 50,000 USD.
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#514Your site is getting hacked, you don't know how the hackers are doing it, what do you do ops wise? Take the whole site down for a few hours? Because the entire platform is compromised, how do you handle that?
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#515Place 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...
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#516Your site is getting hacked, you don't know how the hackers are doing it, what do you do ops wise? Take the whole site down for a few hours? Because the entire platform is compromised, how do you handle that?
Yes, of course. Take the site down if you don't have a read only mode or something. You are losing millions in trust every minute this hack goes on.
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#517Twitter 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.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/wor...
Re: Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack
#518Given 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.
>Such a hack is worth way, WAY more than the few BTC it could bring. lol tons of ppl have been scammed. If by 'little' you means hundreds of k. In some Eastern European country that can last a lifetime.
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#519I'm flabbergasted they haven't just hit the panic button and shut everything down. Unless, perhaps, they can't.
Apparently blue check marks can’t tweet atm: https://twitter.com/brandontwall/status/1283525485440503811?...
Re: Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultaneous attack
#520Posts stopped for the other btc address (bc1qxy2kgdygjrsqtzq2n0yrf2493p83kkfjhx0wlh) Here's a tweet from KimKardashian, for a different BTC address (bc1qwr30ddc04zqp878c0evdrqfx564mmf0dy2w39l) https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1283523054874877953