Twitter alerts Irish privacy regulator about hacker attack

The Irish Data Protection Commission has received a notification about the incident, said Doyle, which is the lead authority in the EU for Twitter and other US tech companies, that all have their EU base in the country. — AFP

Twitter Inc has alerted a European Union data protection watchdog about the cyberattack it fell victim to last week, days after the company said hackers had targeted just some 130 accounts and didn’t steal any passwords.

The Irish Data Protection Commission is assessing Twitter’s notification about the incident, said Graham Doyle, a spokesman for the regulator. The agency is the lead authority in the EU for Twitter and other US tech companies, which all have their EU headquarters in the country.