Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked, Flooded With Racist, Vulgar Posts https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/30/...acked-chuckle-gang-shane-dawson-james-charles
It Took Twitter 18 Long Minutes To Recover CEO Jack Dorsey's Hacked Account August 30, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mnunez...s-to-recover-ceo-jack-dorseys-hacked-account/
Dorsey had been "SIM swapped," "...'The phone number associated with the account was compromised due to a security oversight by the mobile provider,' a company spokesperson said in a statement... A source familiar with the situation confirmed that Dorsey had been "SIM swapped," or a process in which a hacker takes over a victim’s mobile phone number, and with that cellular account access, gains controls to applications connected to the phone number. This can happen if a hacker uses some personal information about a person — like the last four digits of a Social Security number, a credit card number, or even a fake ID — and calls the victim’s carrier’s customer service to move a mobile account over to another SIM card..." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/jack-dorsey-twitter-was-hacked
Exactly, it's time to pull the plug on 2FA via SMS. Companies need to switch to 2FA via hardware tokens.
Twitter disables tweeting via SMS after CEO gets hacked https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/4/2...ms-text-message-tweeting-jack-dorsey-ceo-hack
another victim: Twitter moves to foil hackers after Chloe Grace Moretz's feed hijacked September 4, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/twitter-moves-to-block-hackers-after-chloe-grace-moretzs-feed-hijacked/
Why ‘SIM swapping’ is a growing security nightmare and there is no way to prevent it https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/bu...owing-security-nightmare-and-there-is-no-way/
Authorities Arrest Suspected Jack Dorsey Hacker November 23, 2019 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gyzawx/authorities-arrest-suspected-jack-dorsey-hacker
Mariah Carey’s Twitter Account Hacked December 31, 2019 https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/mariah-carey-twitter-hacked-1203454529/ Hackers claim to be from same group that took control of Twitter boss Jack Dorsey’s account
Mariah Carey and Adam Sandler Social Media Accounts With 23 Million Followers Hacked January 3, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...ia-accounts-with-23-million-followers-hacked/
Twitter kills SMS-based tweeting in most countries April 27, 2020 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/twitter-kills-sms-based-tweeting-in-most-countries/