For the 130 accounts that were accessed, Twitter said the hackers were able to see personal information including email addresses and phone numbers. — AFP
WASHINGTON: Twitter said on July 18 that hackers “manipulated” some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, and apologised profusely for the breach.
Posts trying to dupe people into sending the hackers Bitcoin were tweeted by the official accounts of Apple, Uber, Bill Gates and many others on Wednesday, forcing Twitter to lock large numbers of accounts in damage control.
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