Peaches Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Lessons to learn from Twitter security breachJuly 20, 2009I can't help but feel sorry for Twitter. It's been revealed that the French hacker who broke into Twitter's internal systems a couple of months ago has been up to mischief again, creating more embarrassment for the micro-blogging network. Last time Hacker Croll gained access to the Twitter administration console, giving him access to the accounts of millions of Twitter users. He posted screenshots revealing that he'd been able to access private information regarding the accounts of the likes of Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher and Lily Allen.How had the hacker wormed his way in? By resetting the employee's Yahoo password after guessing the answer to their online "secret question" and finding the information about their Twitter login credentials inside.Now it has become clear that Hacker Croll has also stolen confidential corporate documents and shared the information with popular website TechCrunch.story PCAdvisor - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/securityadvisor...blogid=4&sa>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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