Three Charged in July 15 Twitter Compromise
Summary: Three people were charged over the July 15 Twitter hack, in which attackers used phone spear phishing against a small number of employees to reach internal tools, then targeted 130 accounts, tweeted from 45, read the direct messages of 36, and downloaded data from seven. Nima Fazeli, 22, of Orlando and Mason Sheppard, 19, of Bognor Regis, U.K., were charged in Northern California, while a sealed juvenile proceeding was reported by a Tampa NBC affiliate to involve 17-year-old Graham Clark, who faces 30 felony charges and will be charged as an adult.
Key Takeaway: The scam's bitcoin accounts took in more than 400 transfers totaling over $100,000, and the entry point was a phone call to a handful of employees - not a flaw in Twitter's code.
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