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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account was compromised, sent public tweets and retweets including racial slurs

Posted by Deimos
Tags: security, social media, twitter, ceo, jack dorsey, racism, chuckle gang, hacking, author.julia alexander, source.the verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/30/20841288/jack-dorsey-ceo-twitter-account-hacked-chuckle-gang-shane-dawson-james-charles

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Title
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account has been hacked
Published
Aug 30 2019
Word count
76 words

4 comments

  1. [2]
    Deimos
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    Screenshots of some of the tweets, not sure if this is all of them (warning: includes racial slurs and similar): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDPrA0lWkAcFxc2?format=jpg&name=large...

    Screenshots of some of the tweets, not sure if this is all of them (warning: includes racial slurs and similar):

    10 votes
    1. Eva
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      It's not all of them; it's missing "#{pluralised all caps racial slur}". (And most of the retweets.)

      It's not all of them; it's missing "#{pluralised all caps racial slur}". (And most of the retweets.)

      5 votes
  2. [2]
    envy
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    Sounds like the account was compromised by spoofing the CEO's mobile number and sending SMS's to Cloudhopper. I guess there was no two factor authentication for Cloudhopper, which seems like a...

    Sounds like the account was compromised by spoofing the CEO's mobile number and sending SMS's to Cloudhopper.

    I guess there was no two factor authentication for Cloudhopper, which seems like a simple oversight.

    9 votes
    1. umbrae
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      Yeah, it was a simple oversight and IMO all the more egregious as a result of that. I would expect the apps connected to Jack’s account to be locked down incredibly well. Similarly, this is the...

      Yeah, it was a simple oversight and IMO all the more egregious as a result of that. I would expect the apps connected to Jack’s account to be locked down incredibly well. Similarly, this is the same platform where the president of the United States chooses to enact policy. What could happen if someone were able to tweet as him as a result of an oversight like this?

      6 votes