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Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach – Sydney Morning Herald

The US platform said the hackers targeted about 130 accounts, tweeted from 45, accessed inbox of 36, and were able to download Twitter data from seven.

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San Francisco: Twitter, whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack.
The US microblogging site said the hackers targeted about 130 accounts, tweeted from 45, accessed the inboxes of 36, and were able to download Twitter data from seven.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.Credit:AP
Attackers also targeted specific employees who had access to account support tools, Twitter said, adding …

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