Hacked CBS Twitter accounts present followers with malware-tainted “news”

SweX · Apr 23, 2013

Accounts belonging to the shows “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours” were compromised. CBS reclaimed control of the accounts quickly, but not before several “stories” with malware-laced links had already gone out.

ESET’s Stephen Cobb says, “If you are suspicious about a news story you see breaking on social media, go to a legitimate news website and see it you can confirm it.”
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/...ounts-spam-readers-with-malware-tainted-news/

siljaline · Apr 23, 2013

Also see:
Hacked AP Twitter feed reporting fake White House attack rocks markets
http://arstechnica.com/security/201...-rocks-market-after-sending-false-news-flash/

siljaline · Apr 23, 2013

Twitter has a working two-step security solution undergoing internal testing before incrementally rolling it out to users, something it hopes to begin doing shortly, Wired has learned.

Such a system will drastically reduce the risk of Twitter users having their accounts hacked, something that has been experienced by everyday users and major companies like the Associated Press, the BBC and 60 Minutes.
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• http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/twitter-authentication/

SweX · Apr 24, 2013

Twitter security under spotlight after phishing blamed for disastrous AP Tweet

Twitter is said to be testing new security systems in the wake of a false Tweet from an official Associated Press account which sent stock markets tumbling in America.

The Tweet, posted by hackers to the official @AP account, claimed that the White House had been bombed. It caused panic, wiping 143 points off the Dow Jones in minutes, with one trader describing events as “pure chaos”.
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http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/...or-ap-twitter-hack-that-caused-market-plunge/

siljaline · Apr 24, 2013

Why two-factor authentication wouldn’t have saved the AP from getting hacked

After a rash of major Twitter account hacks, rumor says the company will be releasing two-factor authentication. While this is a great extra protection, it’s not the panacea many are looking for.

Over the past two weeks, three major news outlets — NPR, CBS, and the Associated Press — have all had their Twitter accounts hacked. In the AP’s case, hackers took over the account and tweeted about a bogus explosion at the White House. Following that breach, many called on Twitter to introduce that golden security measure: two-factor authentication.
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• http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/24/ap-hack-phishing/

SweX · May 1, 2013

Twitter blames spear-phishing for recent hacks – and warns news companies to expect more

Twitter has warned media companies that attacks on their official Twitter accounts are liable to continue, after Britain’s Guardian newspaper became the latest high-profile news site to fall victim. Twitter says the attacks are the results of spear-phishing – and has sent out guidelines to help companies resist such attacks.

Twitter sent out an email to news sites which said, “There have been several recent incidents of high-profile news and media Twitter handles being compromised. We believe that these attacks will continue, and that news and media organizations will continue to be high value targets to hackers. These incidents appear to be spear phishing attacks that target your corporate email.”
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SweX · May 6, 2013

Fake Justin Bieber “I’m gay” Tweet marks latest attack on media Twitter accounts

Celebrity news service E! Online became the latest high-profile media Twitter account to fall victim to hackers, with a series of false Tweets that began with a claim that Justin Bieber was gay.

The Tweet, which said, “Breaking! Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E! Online ‘I’m a gay’”, was retweeted 1,200 times. The breach lasted around an hour, according to reports in the Daily Mail and elsewhere, with further Tweets including, “E! News Breaking: Justin Bieber arrested in Dubai,” and other bogus news relating to Angelina Jolie.
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guest · May 6, 2013

Oh I love social engineering. It's probably the easiest way to net some valuable information.

SweX · May 18, 2013

Financial Times becomes latest victim of Syrian Twitter hackers

The Financial Times has become the latest victim of Twitter hackers, after activists hacked accounts belonging to the newspaper, and also defaced areas of the FT site.

The activists identified themselves as the Syrian Electronic Army, and posted messages saying, “Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army,” in place of headlines on the FT’s technology blog.
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