Twitter Inc revealed hackers targeted just 130 accounts during the cyberattack this week that compromised some of the world’s most recognisable people, though no passwords were stolen.
The US company said the still-unknown perpetrators had gained control of a subset of those accounts and were able to send tweets. Twitter has blocked data downloads from affected accounts as its investigation continues, it said on its online support page.
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