Twitter Hack 2020


Finance

Twitter Hack 2020 Was Probably Done by a Bitcoiner – But Not a Savvy One

A massive cyberattack against Twitter raised many questions about who people trust and what it means for the future of bitcoin.

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Markets

No, the Twitter Hack Wasn't About Bitcoin

The motivations and implications of a hack that had everyone from Coinbase to Kanye shilling a scam for bitcoin.

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Tech

Twitter Hacker Is a BitMEX Trader, On-Chain Data Suggests

Whoever is responsible for Wednesday's Twitter hack was deep into the cryptocurrency space, with the BitMEX receipts to prove it.

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Markets

Blockchain Bites: Twitter Hack Fallout, A New Way to 'Yield Farm' and a Hurricane-Proof CBDC

What the Twitter hack means for Bitcoin, why stablecoins are on the rise in Hong Kong and a new way to farm yield using NFTs on Ethereum.

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Policy

After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever

Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but "as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem."

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Markets

First Mover: 'Boring' Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi's Dream

Prices for bitcoin barely budged, even as a scam involving the cryptocurrency appeared to be the motivation for a massive Twitter hack.

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Finance

Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts

Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday.

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Tech

Twitter Hack Used Bitcoin to Cash In: Here's Why

You can send bitcoin from your phone or computer to anyone, just about anywhere in the world. And once you’ve sent it, you can’t get it back.

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Markets

Twitter Says 'Coordinated Social Engineering' Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam

Twitter says "a coordinated social engineering attack" against an employee caused Wednesday's massive takeover.

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Markets

Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is 'On the Move'

The bitcoin amassed during Wednesday’s monumental Twitter hack is already “on the move,” according to cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis.

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