{"id":28431,"date":"2020-07-16T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-blames-coordinated-social-engineering-attack-on-employees-for-massive-hack\/"},"modified":"2020-07-16T08:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T05:55:00","slug":"twitter-blames-coordinated-social-engineering-attack-on-employees-for-massive-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-blames-coordinated-social-engineering-attack-on-employees-for-massive-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter blames \u2018coordinated social engineering attack\u2019 on employees for massive hack"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Twitter<\/a> blames \u2018coordinated social engineering attack\u2019 on employees for massive hack<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 16, 2020 |<\/span> 1:55am <\/p>\n

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\n A Twitter bitcoin scam that hacked the accounts of prominent users like Barack Obama and Elon Musk Wednesday was the result of a \u201ccoordinated social engineering attack\u201d targeting employees, the social media company said.<\/p>\n

The attack led to fake posts from more than a dozen popular accounts and forced the company to race to delete the messages and lockout a much larger network of users as it tried to secure the site.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools,\u201d the company posted on its official Twitter Support account.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know they used this access to take control of many highly-visible (including verified) accounts and Tweet on their behalf,\u201d the company continued. \u201cWe\u2019re looking into what other malicious activity they may have conducted or information they may have accessed and will share more here as we have it.\u201d<\/p>\n

All hacked accounts were verified and sent posts out instructing followers to send bitcoin to a specific address in order to receive free bitcoin. The victims included billionaire Bill Gates, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, Kanye West and tech giants like App<\/a>le and Uber.<\/p>\n

Twitter said it \u201cimmediately\u201d worked to take down the tweets and locked down the affected accounts. But the messages were likely widely viewed considering the prominence of the victims.<\/p>\n

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We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 16, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The company acknowledged that shutting out a much larger group of users was \u201cdisruptive\u201d but necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was disruptive, but it was an important step to reduce risk,\u201d the company posted. \u201cMost functionality has been restored but we may take further actions and will update you if we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twitter said it was working to restore account access to their rightful owners but would only turn over the keys \u201cwhen we are certain we can do so securely.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInternally, we\u2019ve taken significant steps to limit access to internal systems and tools while our investigation is ongoing,\u201d the company said. \u201cMore updates to come as our investigation continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s attack also alarmed lawmakers responsible for oversight of Silicon Valley\u2019s massive tech companies.<\/p>\n

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey requesting more information, with questions that include, \u201cDid this attack threaten the security of the President\u2019s own Twitter account?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA successful attack on your system\u2019s servers represents a threat to all of your users\u2019 privacy and data security,\u201d Hawley wrote.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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