High profile hacks are always going to make the mainstream news – add to that celebrities, influencers, Bitcoin and the fact the hackers netted about £80,000 before being closed down – then the Twitter hack was always going to make big headlines.
Here is a link to the BBC article, for the story so far:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53445090
Bruce Schneier makes a good point – there is speculation about the attack, but it is too early yet to really know what happened.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/07/twitter_hackers.html
The hack however does show the power of targeted social engineering. Companies and organisations should have a regular scheduled programme of staff training, explaining the risks and the current types of attacks. Remember your staff are your best line of defence in these situations.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
