Twitter finally offers 2-factor authentication
Following a slew of high-profile compromises of accounts belonging to media outlets such as AP and satirical news site The Onion, Twitter has finally implemented two-factor …
Two-step authentication for Twitter accounts coming soon
The recent hacking of Associated Press’ Twitter account and the (luckily short-term) effect an explosive fake tweet had on the real-world has marked a turning point. …
Hijacked AP Twitter account spreads fake news, fells Dow Jones
It took only seven minutes and a single shocking (but spurious) tweet and the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 143 points and briefly made some traders panic, Dan Goodin …
Financial malware hijacking Twitter accounts
Researchers have discovered another active spamming campaign targeting Twitter users. “The malware launches a Man-in-the-Browser attack through the browser of infected …
Twitter’s recipe for security awareness
Security awareness training is an issue that has been and continues to be hotly debated both online and offline. It is also a topic that seems a little out of place at the …
Twitter wisdom: April 9, 2013
Here’s food for thought from people you should be following on Twitter. Actually it strikes me dentistry and infosec are similar. We both breach prevention better than …
Infosec Twitter wisdom: March 27, 2013
Here’s food for thought from people you should be following on Twitter. People don’t get why Inception was such a profoundly great movie. It’s a story where …
Infosec Twitter wisdom: March 22, 2013
Here’s food for thought from people you should be following on Twitter. An IP address is not a smoking gun. — Dave Lewis (@gattaca) March 21, 2013 There’s no …
Zendesk hack endangers Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users
Popular customer service software provider Zendesk has announced that they have been hacked. “We’ve become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week. As …
Twitter entreats users to use better passwords
Twitter is urging users once again to improve their passwords – both on Twitter and on other online services. Apart from the usual advice on using longer, more complex, …
Cryptome site, Twitter and email account hacked again
Cryptome, the well-known online repository of documents concerning cryptography, freedom of speech, spying, and surveillance, has been hacked again on Monday night, says the …
Pope’s resignation exploited by Twitter spammers
The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI later this month has taken the world by surprise, but spammers were quick to react to the news by flooding Twitter …
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