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Offline s0tet

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All Twitter accounts could have been compromised
« on: January 06, 2009, 07:36:53 PM »
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/4140842/Twitter-celebrity-hackers-could-have-broken-into-all-accounts.html


Twitter celebrity hackers 'could have broken into all accounts'

The Twitter security breach that allowed a hacker to deface the accounts of dozens of celebrities represents a serious threat to all users of the micro-blogging services, experts have warned.
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Re: All Twitter accounts could have been compromised
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2009, 05:51:45 PM »
Some interesting technical details revealed here:

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/professed-twitt.html

Weak Password Brings 'Happiness' to Twitter Hacker
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Re: All Twitter accounts could have been compromised
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2009, 04:55:04 AM »
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