Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Account of Chairman

Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by jacques_chester on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @10:49PM (#6209696)

Now that you can post material comments on Twitter, getting access to twitter accounts just became much more valuable on the black market.

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Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by nknighthb on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @02:24AM (#6210152)

I'm not convinced the fact that it's now legal to post such comments make such accounts any more valuable. It seems unlikely it not being legal would dissuade pump&dumpers.

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Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by jacques_chester on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @02:41AM (#6210193)

Given that the market moves more on legally protected disclosures, I still think it's added black market value to twitter accounts.

That said, markets have moved based on fake press releases with letterheads copied from websites. So it can be done without twitter.

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Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by stevewillows on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @07:03AM (#6210811)

A modern Trading Places!

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Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by jacques_chester on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @07:53AM (#6210972)

Funnily enough, I'm coming to America soon.

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Re:Icahn Enterprises Issues Statement Regarding Twitter Acco... by rdl on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @11:16PM (#6209760)

Thankfully their new 2FA actually looks decent, although presumably you could just go after a known user's already-authorized client device for easy and profitable lulz/great justice.

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