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Twitter may face a $250mn FTC fine for alleged misuse of user data

Twitter last month suffered its biggest data breach when three young individuals (including one juvenile) compromised the accounts of 130 high-profile celebrities, politicians and businesses

From Minecraft trick to Twitter hack: A Florida teen's troubled online path

The teenage 'mastermind' of the recent Twitter breach, who had a difficult family life, poured his energy into video games and cryptocurrency

Hacking of celebs' Twitter handles: 'Mastermind' US teen, 2 others charged

Twitter said the hackers behind the attack on accounts of public figures used telephone phishing to break into the system

Twitter row: Hackers used phone to fool firm's staff, gain access

This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees and exploit human vulnerabilities to gain access to our internal systems, the company tweeted

Twitter permanently bans former KKK leader David Duke for breaking rules

Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has been banned from Twitter for breaking the social media platform's site's rules forbidding hate speech.

Twitter shares rise 4% on highest-ever yearly growth in daily users

Twitter's average monetisable daily active users (mDAU) increased 34 per cent year over year to 186 million

Hackers accessed DMs of 36 of 130 users attacked last week, says Twitter

Attackers were able to view email addresses and phone numbers of some Twitter users, says company

Brands look for a personal touch with trending topics in the online pitch

People are spending more time on social media, offering brands a ringside view of their lives and a chance to get up close and personal

SC initiates contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India

Bhushan has been raising issues pertaining to judiciary and recently he was very critical and vocal of the way in which the top court handled the matters related to migrant workers

Twitter failed to tame parody accounts, govt must frame guidelines: Experts

Accounts that pose as another person, brand or organisation in a confusing or deceptive manner have seen a meteoric rise in India, tweeting misinformation to change the narrative of the day

'Embarrassed, disappointed' Twitter says last week's hack hit 130 accounts

Company says for up to eight accounts attackers also downloaded information through the Your Twitter Data tool

Govt seeks details from Twitter on global hack targeting high-profile users

The source privy to the development told PTI that CERT-In has also asked Twitter for information on number of users from India who have visited the malicious tweets and links

Twitter says hackers used employee credentials to gain access to accounts

'Attackers appear to have used social engineering tactics to force employees to take certain actions and divulge key information'

Before Twitter hack campaign, online forum offered user accounts for $2,500

For $250, the seller promised to reveal the e-mail and for $2,500, the entire account

The big hack

Some people fell for the scam and transferred bitcoins equivalent to about $120,000 to the referred wallets

Twitter hacking episode: FBI launches probe amid rising security concerns

The hack saw the accounts of prominent personalities including US presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates and of Apple getting simultaneously hacked

Twitter hack hits Obama, Biden, Musk in Bitcoin scam; stock sinks

Others whose Twitter accounts were caught up in the security incident included Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Uber Technologies Inc, Apple, and Michael Bloomberg

Rajasthan crisis LIVE: Ashok Gehlot to address media at 9 am in Jaipur

Petition filed in Rajasthan HC on behalf of Sachin Pilot camp over disqualification notice from Assembly speaker. Stay tuned with Business Standard for all latest news updates.

'Tough day' for Jack Dorsey, massive Twitter hack: Things you should know

So far, the crypto address mentioned in the tweets received more than $110,000 Bitcoins

Twitter's security in doubt after hacking spree targets famous users

Twitter's statements confirm fears that the service itself had been compromised, say security experts