The massive hack of high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden has raised questions about Twitter's security as it serves as a megaphone for politicians ahead of November's election.
SAN FRANCISCO – Hackers involved in the high-profile hijacking of Twitter accounts earlier this week were young pals with no links to state or organized crime, The _New York Times _reported Friday.
"The interviews indicate that the attack was not the work of a single country like Russia or a sophisticated group of hackers," the Times reported. "For a small subset of these accounts, the attackers were able to gain control of the accounts and then send Tweets from those accounts." More than $100,000 worth of bitcoin was sent to email addresses mentioned in the tweets, according to Blockchain.com, which monitors crypto transactions.
The young hackers maintained they stopped serving as middlemen for "Kirk" when high-profile accounts became targets.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Twitter hack that targeted Obama, Elon Musk, and others may be part of 'a more ominous attack'The accounts of Obama, Bill Gates, and others tweeted out a bitcoin scam, but experts think it could be a distraction for something more nefarious.
Read more »
Jack Dorsey notes Twitter's ‘tough day’ after high-profile accounts hackedPosts trying to dupe people into sending hackers bitcoin were tweeted by the official accounts of Elon Musk, Apple, Uber, Kanye West, Bill Gates and Barack Obama, among others
Read more »
Russian hackers trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine data, UK saysThe Russian government-linked group Cozy Bear is widely suspected of hacking the Democratic Party ahead of the 2016 US election
Read more »
COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES | Mom suffered from depression and dad is paralysed - but they beat the coronavirusWorking from home has raised questions about what employees working remotely can claim from the South African Revenue Service.
Read more »
US attorney-general Barr says Disney and Apple are ‘pawns of China’Barr's speech was part of the effort by the Trump administration to attack China
Read more »
Thickleeyonce counts her blessing after robbery: 'Luckily I am not physically hurt''I am so upset and traumatised'
Read more »