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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by staycoolboy on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:59PM (#23852620)
I can't imagine the user's devices were targeted (e.g. Obama's cell phone), so this must be internal. Eff me.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by OriginalPenguin on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:26PM (#23853044)
Why? It's certainly imaginable Obama's cell phone was targeted.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by staycoolboy on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:08PM (#23855313)
Because that would require dozens of simultaneous simjacks on corporations, billionaires and politicians. Simjacking has about a 20 minute - 4 hour effective window, shorter if the person uses their phone extensively. Hacking the 2FA of Apple, Bezos, Buffet, Gates, Obama, Musk ... in that time window ... naaaaah.
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