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Twitter mobile app on smartphone showing FTC investigation into privacy practices
Data ProtectionNews

FTC Investigation Into Twitter Privacy Practices Ramps up With Request to Interview Elon Musk

March 15, 2023
The FTC investigation's specific concern with the Musk era is that the company is retaining adequate resources to fund and staff the privacy practices it remains obligated to in a 2011 FTC settlement.
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Twitter logo on smartphone screen showing 2FA account security
Cyber SecurityNews

Twitter to Make SMS-Based 2FA Account Security a Paid Premium Feature in March

February 24, 2023
Twitter cites abuse of the text messaging 2FA option by bad actors as the reason for the change in policy. The service will still allow free use of authentication apps or hardware security keys as an additional account security layer.
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Hands of woman using smartphone with Twitter showing data leak
Cyber SecurityNews

Twitter Now Claims Data Leak of 200 Million Profiles Was Phony, Data Set Was Assembled From Pre-Existing Sources

January 18, 2023
Security researchers had matched email addresses to account names, providing an indication that the data leak was legitimate, but Twitter says that the data was gathered via a variety of publicly available sources.
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Fingers hold a closed security lock on the background of the Twitter logo showing Irish DPC probe of data breach
Data ProtectionNews

Irish DPC Adds Late December Data Breach of 400 Million Twitter Users To Existing Probe of API Vulnerabilities

January 5, 2023
The Irish DPC probe centers on an API vulnerability that appears to have been exploited by multiple parties before being detected and remediated. The data breach first came to light in August and was acknowledged by Twitter.
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Logo of Twitter in the reflection of a broken mirror showing data leak
Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak Exposes Private Profile Information of 5.4 Million Twitter Users, Dumped for Free on Underground Forum

December 2, 2022
Vulnerability in Twitter's API in 2021 caused a data leak that exposed private user profile information of at least 5.4 million users. The information is now available for free via a dark web forum.
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Shadow of a spy with digital background showing insider threats
Cyber SecurityInsights

Thinking Beyond Spies at Twitter: Insider Threats Are a Growing Danger — And Can Come From Anyone

August 29, 2022
The now-public whistleblower allegations that Twitter may have active foreign spies on its payroll are sure to raise concerns about insider threats at companies everywhere. But focusing only on potential spies is a mistake.
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Twitter logo on smartphone showing whistleblower report slams Twitter security and privacy
Cyber SecurityNews

Whistleblower Report Slams Twitter Security and Privacy Practices, Asserts Company Deceived Public and Is Employing Foreign Agents

August 26, 2022
A shocking whistleblower report from Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, a well-known cybersecurity expert who served as Twitter's head of security from mid-2020 to early 2022, asserts that the company is "grossly negligent" in "several areas" of information security and privacy protections.
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Twitter logo on mobile phone screen showing Twitter API keys used for account hijacking
Cyber SecurityNews

Thousands of Mobile Apps Are Leaking Twitter API Keys, Could Be Used for Account Hijacking

August 12, 2022
The problem stems from developers failing to remove the Twitter API keys they use for authentication from the app before they release it to the public. This creates the possibility of account hijacking.
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Open security lock and key with Twitter in the background showing zero-day security breach impact on anonymous accounts
Cyber SecurityNews

Twitter Confirms Zero-Day Security Breach Exposed Anonymous Accounts

August 8, 2022
The primary concern with Twitter’s zero-day security breach is that authoritarian governments might tie names to the anonymous accounts of activists, political opposition and journalists they are targeting.
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Twitter logo in the background of a silhouette woman holding a mobile phone showing privacy violations for targeted advertising
Data PrivacyNews

$150 Million Fine to Twitter Over Privacy Violations; Email and Phone for “Account Security” Used in Targeted Advertising Without User Knowledge

May 31, 2022
Twitter has in recent years has begun periodically requiring phone number checks for "account security." What users have not always been aware of is that these items have been added in to Twitter's internal personalized advertising system.
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Chinese Hackers Targeting Outer Layers of Networks for Cyber Attacks, Using New Malware for “Multi-Year” Intrusions

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Why API Security Should Be Your First Step in Protecting Your Cloud Apps

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Hacking Forum “BreachForums” Alleged Owner Pompompurin Arrested and Charged With Cybercrime

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