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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by jcims on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:26PM (#23853051)
They just disabled posts from verified users.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by mlindner on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:42PM (#23853238)
Yes, but it took them nearly 2 hours to do that, in the middle of the work day no less.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by swagonomixxx on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:18PM (#23853631)
Its that epic WFH productivity!
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by azernik on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:54PM (#23853965)
I doubt this is a productivity issue or an infrastructure issue - shutting off write access is a major business and reputational loss, and I can easily see cultural factors pushing people not to take that step.
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Re:Hackers take over prominent Twitter accounts in simultane... by blisseyGo on Thursday July 16, 2020 @12:41AM (#23855829)
Was this for verified users only? Or is that only verified users were targeted?
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