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Massive July Twitter hack aided by stolen VPN credentials

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Published onOctober 20, 2020

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Reportedly, the infamousTwitterhack that took place in July was made possible with the help of stolenVPNcredentials. Reportedly, the perpetrators targeted a fewTwitteremployees with aphishing attack.

The attackers created a page that was identical to the genuineVPNlogin page that home workingTwitteremployees used to connect to the work systems. After successfully retrieving the employees’VPNcredentials, the hackers used them to connect to theTwitternetwork.

Twitter’s security took a serious blow

What happened during the Twitter hack in July?

The notoriousTwitterhack that occurred earlier this year in July targeted approximately 130 high-profileTwitteraccounts, including those of Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Apple, Barack Obama, and Jeff Bezos.

The hackers managed to stealVPNcredentials fromTwitterremote working employees and use them to infiltrate theTwitternetwork.

Once in, they started to post on verified accounts, suggesting that donations worth $1,000 inBitcointransferred to specific wallet addresses would be doubled in a 30-minute timeframe. Needless to say, some of the followers got scammed.

DespiteTwitter‘s repeated attempts to remove the malicious messages, many more would appear on several other accounts. Reportedly, the attack managed to rake nothing short of$118,000in Bitcoin.

Cybersecurity, a real reason for concern

Given the current situation and the steadily increasing number of work-from-home employees, companies might need to consider enforcing even stricter policies regarding permissions and privileges.

BusinessVPNsopen previously unavailable opportunities to hackers, which are getting more dangerous by the day. Without proper cybersecurity awareness, just about anyone could fall for hackers’ increasingly creative schemes.

Do you believe remote working without proper training can turn big companies into easy targets for hackers? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

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Vlad Constantinescu

Vlad might have a degree in Animal Husbandry and Livestock Management, but he’s currently rocking anything software related, ranging from testing programs to writing in-depth reviews about them.

He spent 3-4 years as a software editor at Softpedia and another year as a VPN specialist before he landed his current job as an author at Windows Report.

In his free time, Vlad enjoys playing guitar, doing jigsaw puzzles, researching cybersecurity, and even having a good read on rainy days.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Massive July Twitter hack aided by stolen VPN credentials#

Twitter’s security took a serious blow#

What happened during the Twitter hack in July?#

Cybersecurity, a real reason for concern#