Twitter rolls out SMS two-factor authentication 

Twitter rolls out SMS two-factor authentication

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 May 2013 9:24 AM
Follows series of high-profile Twitter account hijacks.
Syrian hacker group pops FT Twitter account, website 

Syrian hacker group pops FT Twitter account, website

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 20 May 2013 8:20 AM
Posts pro-Assad messages.
Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yahoo open to hijacking 

Twitter, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Yahoo open to hijacking

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 22 March 2013 4:30 PM
Cookie cockup permits account takeover.
BBC Weather Twitter feed stormed by Syrian hackers 

BBC Weather Twitter feed stormed by Syrian hackers

In Hackers - By Nicole Kobie, 22 March 2013 10:18 AM
Syrian Electronic Army inexplicably targets BBC Weather's Twitter account.
Twitter stops phishing with DMARC 

Twitter stops phishing with DMARC

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 February 2013 7:21 AM
Email security.
Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr targeted in Zendesk attack 

Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr targeted in Zendesk attack

In Hackers - By Allie Coyne, 22 February 2013 3:47 PM
Customer service software provider hacked.
Twitter typosquatting increases 

Twitter typosquatting increases

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 11 February 2013 8:16 AM
Users still following direct message spam.
Twitter eyes two factor authentication 

Twitter eyes two factor authentication

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 February 2013 9:19 AM
But adoption might lag.
Twitter says 250,000 accounts compromised 

Twitter says 250,000 accounts compromised

In Web/client - By Juha Saarinen, 4 February 2013 6:37 AM
Java exploit used in hack?
Apps steal private Twitter data 

Apps steal private Twitter data

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 January 2013 9:32 AM
Bug now squashed.
Australian PM puts heat on social networks  

Australian PM puts heat on social networks

In Web/client - By Chris Jager, 16 January 2013 3:44 PM
Seeks assistance in complaint handling.
Telstra users safe from Twitter SMS flaw 

Telstra users safe from Twitter SMS flaw

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, Dan Kaplan, 5 December 2012 9:19 AM
Others should use PIN protection.
Free tool finds hacked data, stolen cards 

Free tool finds hacked data, stolen cards

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 22 November 2012 9:09 AM
Track leaky staff, hackers over Twitter, Reddit and Stack Exchange.
Twitter resets too many passwords 

Twitter resets too many passwords

In Web/client - By Tom Espiner, 12 November 2012 10:18 AM
Warnings posted.
Fraudsters launder cash though grants startup 

Fraudsters launder cash though grants startup

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 7 November 2012 8:42 AM
Gittip implements whitelist, flags anti-fraud heuristics.
Hypertwish lets cons spear more phish 

Hypertwish lets cons spear more phish

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 30 October 2012 10:21 AM
Automated Twitter spear phishing.
Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint  

Buy 500 hacked Twitter accounts for less than a pint

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 20 July 2012 4:57 PM
Hacker offers entry-level cyber crime service.
Need a debit card? Just check Twitter 

Need a debit card? Just check Twitter

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 3 July 2012 10:47 AM
Twitter account outs social medial fail.
10,000 Twitter passwords leaked 

10,000 Twitter passwords leaked

In Web/client - By Allie Coyne, 13 June 2012 2:02 PM
Twitter says it wasn't hacked.
Tool flags vulnerability news, bypasses Twitter dribble 

Tool flags vulnerability news, bypasses Twitter dribble

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 15 May 2012 1:45 PM
Web app highlights technical security posts, silences tweets about lunch.
Has th3j35t3r been unmasked? 

Has th3j35t3r been unmasked?

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 15 May 2012 12:04 PM
Hackers shuts down Twitter account, blog entries following alleged threats.
Russian citizens targeted in Ustream DDoS 

Russian citizens targeted in Ustream DDoS

In Networks - By Liam Tung, 10 May 2012 10:20 AM
‘March of Millions’ spills from streets to web.
Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked 

Twitter assures users after 55,000 accounts hacked

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 9 May 2012 2:03 PM
Victims of mass hacking notified.
Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots 

Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 8 April 2012 7:33 PM
Spam tools tweeted dodgy links.
Twitter now HTTPS by default 

Twitter now HTTPS by default

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 15 February 2012 2:48 PM
Saves users from Firesheep.
Twitter buys anti-malware firm 

Twitter buys anti-malware firm

In Applications - By SC Staff, 26 January 2012 1:39 AM
Makes second play in infosec market in as many months.
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day 

11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

In Web/client - By SC Staff, 20 January 2012 7:53 AM
More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems 

Twitter buys Marlinspike's Whisper Systems

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 29 November 2011 7:41 AM
RedPhone goes silent, for now.
USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page 

USA Today hackers spruik Facebook page

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 27 September 2011 2:26 PM
The Script Kiddies booted from Twitter.
Bank of Melbourne account cracked 

Bank of Melbourne account cracked

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 21 September 2011 2:11 AM
Phishes for customers.
Twitter moves to default HTTPS 

Twitter moves to default HTTPS

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 25 August 2011 9:33 AM
HTTPS no longer an option.
Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter  

Bitcoin botnet mines over Twitter

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 4 August 2011 3:40 AM
But renting bots is more profitable.
India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts  

India still eyeing Google, Skype intercepts

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 July 2011 9:00 AM
Targets terrorists amid new attack.
PayPal Twitter account hijacked 

PayPal Twitter account hijacked

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 6 July 2011 10:16 AM
Account tweets "don't use PayPal".
British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks 

British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 15 June 2011 1:49 PM
Location service caution not a gag order.
Phone jammers flagged to curb court tweeting 

Phone jammers flagged to curb court tweeting

In Web/client - By Darren Pauli, 9 May 2011 4:28 PM
Tweeting only by approval.
Twitter introduces secure HTTP 

Twitter introduces secure HTTP

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 17 March 2011 1:39 PM
Following Google.
Twitter boosts security with HTTPS 

Twitter boosts security with HTTPS

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 17 March 2011 8:25 AM
Combats account hijacking tools.
Twitter rogue app hits thousands 

Twitter rogue app hits thousands

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 15 March 2011 10:56 AM
Scammers try to lure Twitter users into becoming part of their dirty game.
Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond 

Twitter gets 20 years' good security bond

In Messaging - By Liam Tung, 14 March 2011 9:41 AM
Settles over security claim.
M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing 

M86 social media scanner takes the worry out of surfing

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 10 March 2011 10:13 AM
Threats detected in real-time in the cloud.
Public mistrusts social media with data: survey 

Public mistrusts social media with data: survey

In Crypto - By Jennifer Scott, 10 March 2011 9:47 AM
LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook considered not trustworthy.
Twitter crime up 20% 

Twitter crime up 20%

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 4 March 2011 7:26 AM
Illicit activity on Twitter spiked during 2010.
RSA11: User-generated content threat to Twitter users 

RSA11: User-generated content threat to Twitter users

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 February 2011 10:37 AM
Be careful what you tweet.
Twitter posts not private 

Twitter posts not private

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 9 February 2011 2:18 PM
Civil servant complains about published tweets.
Twitter hit by fake AV worm 

Twitter hit by fake AV worm

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 January 2011 1:29 PM
Sends users to fake anti-virus download site.
U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records 

U.S. orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records

In Web/client - 10 January 2011 1:58 PM
US Government investigation revealed via leaked subpoena.
Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal 

Judge OKs Twitter in Assange appeal

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 15 December 2010 9:09 AM
Bail set but appealed.
Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts 

Network glitch reveals Telstra customer accounts

In Messaging - By Liz Tay, 24 November 2010 2:09 PM
Up to 3,000 social media accounts breached.
Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment  

Facebook, Twitter fail latest security assessment

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 November 2010 2:52 PM
Lack of SSL authentication a major drawback.
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