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This was a great story but was there ever a follow-up article? Did the hacker get to the USA? Also, can anyone shed some light on how hackers can keep breaking
by raybb 9y ago
This was a great story but was there ever a follow-up article? Did the hacker get to the USA?
Also, can anyone shed some light on how hackers can keep breaking into instagram and twitter accounts that have just been stolen? I assume they aren't brute forcing it, how is it that the hacker in this story felt like he couldn't keep it secure?
- jsjohnst 9y agoI don't have first hand knowledge, but if I had to guess, likely social engineering customer support.
- tyingq 9y agoThe hackers could be creating an API auth token after getting the first password. So you change the password, but the auth token is still valid. They can't use the normal Twitter interface, but they can do whatever the API lets them do...send tweets, etc.
- rajadigopula 9y agoI suspect social engineering. it's pretty common these days for everyone to give live sessions to connect with their followers and keep answering personal questions. Don't be surprised, when asked by the followers, most of them are ready to share all personal details from dob to mothers full name. I have noticed many times, the accounts got hacked right after a live session.