How to use a physical security key on Twitter and where to get it from
In April this year, social networking giant Twitter made it official that it will allow its physical security keys as a 2FA for its users using its web or app version. Now the Tweeting giant has clarified that users will be allowed to use their security keys as the only form of two factor authentication, […]
Twitter to allow only physical hardware keys for login authentication
All these days we have seen companies providing online services offer multiple security methods for login authentication. Twitter, world’s second largest social networking giant, also allows users to go for bio-metrics or 2FA through passwords for users who wish to keep their logins safe from hackers. However, all is going to change pretty soon as […]
Twitter faces £410,000 penalty from Ireland
Twitter, the world’s second social media networking giant, has been slapped with a £410,000 penalty from the Ireland Data Regulator for making private tweets public because of a technical bug. The penalty pronounced by the Irish data watchdog is in line with the latest GDPR rules that kicked in May 2018. Twitter that is said […]
Twitter rolls out hardware security key support for accounts
After a massive cyber attack on its servers in July this year, Social networking giant Twitter has rolled out a hardware security key feature to all its accounts used through mobile devices. Thus, with this latest feature, the plan is to block the hackers from logging into the accounts of users even if they have […]
Twitter appoints hacker Mudge as Head of Security
Twitter has made it official that it has appointed Peiter Zatko, aka Mudge, as its head of security. And after a 40-60 day review, Mr. Zatko is going to report to Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey, making structural changes to the information and physical security of world’s number two social networking giant. Mr. Zatko who worked […]
Donald Trump Twitter account was not hacked by maga2020 password
Twitter, the social networking giant from America has disclosed that it doesn’t’ have any evidence that a dutch security researcher accessed Donald Trump’s Twitter account with a password ‘maga2020’ to post a satirical article from the Babylon Bee. From Tuesday this week, Victor Gevers the founder of GDI. Foundation which reveals data breaches to the […]
Cyber Attack forces Twitter to hire a new CTO
Rinki Sethi, who served as a Chief Information Security Officer at cloud company Rubrik will now join as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the Twitter’s California office. And news is out that she will report to Nick Tornow, and will work alongside Paraga and Michealmontano in making Twitter a number one social networking platform. […]
Twitter hack 2020 culprits nabbed and prosecuted
FBI in association with some state law enforcement agencies have arrested Graham Ivan Clark from Tampa, Florida in relation to the hack that took place on Twitter on July 15th, 2020 targeting accounts of renowned celebrities, politicians and technology company owners. Clark has admitted the crime on Tuesday over Zoom’s virtual conference and is ready […]
FBI leads federal Inquiry into Twitter Security Breach 2020
As most of the World’s Powerful Twitter accounts were compromised in a security incident that took place on Wednesday- July 15th, 2020, a federal inquiry led by FBI has been ordered to investigate the reason and the culprits behind the cyber attack. As per the Prima Facie of the law enforcement agency, hackers infiltrated the […]
Twitter suffers a major security breach as prominent accounts get hacked
Twitter accounts of many prominent personalities like Kanye West, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Kim & Khloe Kardashian were hacked by cyber criminals who then displayed a requesting message to transfer bitcoins to anonymous e-wallets controlled by hackers. What actually happened? Some hackers tried to take over the […]
