The attacks were stunning in scope and almost certainly coordinated
“We’re 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,” the company said on its support account.
“Tough day for us at Twitter,” Dorsey wrote. “We’re diagnosing and will share everything we can when we have a more complete understanding of exactly what happened.”Article content continuedWe’re diagnosing and will share everything we can when we have a more complete understanding of exactly what happened.So far, the Bitcoin address tweeted by the hackers has been sent over 12 Bitcoins, worth more than US$110,000.
Whatever the source, the breach prompted a swift response from lawmakers. “I am concerned that this event may represent not merely a coordinated set of separate hacking incidents but rather a successful attack on the security of Twitter itself,” U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican of Missouri, said in a statement, asking that Dorsey immediately reach out to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Accessing this internal portal would have required gaining a Twitter employee’s credentials or finding a dramatic security vulnerability in the platform’s login system. From there, a hacker may have been able to change the email address associated with the account, allowing them to change the password and gain complete control.Article content continued
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