Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On July 15th, 2020, Twitter was hit with the most visible hack of a social network of all time. 130 of the top accounts tweeted out a bitcoin scam. A month after, have we learned anything? What's the impact of continuing to use Twitter?
In this episode we're going to take a look at the issue to see if we can't answer those questions and more.
- The question [00:00]
- The hack [00:15]
- How did Twitter respond? [01:17]
- Support tools at risk [02:14]
- How do I protect my account? [03:18]
- Breach of trust [04:24]
- Is this my account? [05:47]
- Terms of Service [06:21]
- Feeling helpless [06:56]
- The Impact [07:28]
Who am I? Check out the show trailer at youtu.be/kNoxpQGPZQs.
You can read more about this on my site at markn.ca/ia/2
References for this episode:
- Twitter temporarily disabled tweets from verified accounts, engadget.com/twitter-disabled-verified-tweets-231734579.html
- An update on our security incident, blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/an-update-on-our-security-incident.html
- Teen accused in Twitter hack targeting Obama, Bill Gates, others pleads not guilty, cbc.ca/news/technology/twitter-hack-not-guilty-plea-1.5673801
- Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside, nytimes.com/2020/07/17/technology/twitter-hackers-interview.html
- The most disturbing part of the Twitter hack: Many of its employees have access to accounts, marketwatch.com/story/the-most-disturbing-part-of-the-twitter-hack-many-of-its-employees-have-access-to-accounts-2020-07-25
- Twitter Terms of Service, twitter.com/en/tos
- Years before big hack, Twitter contractors reportedly spied on celebs, including Beyoncé, theverge.com/2020/7/27/21340581/twitter-big-hack-contractors-spied-celebs-beyonce-bitcoin
On July 15th, 2020, Twitter was hit with the most visible hack of a social network of all time. 130 of the top accounts tweeted out a bitcoin scam. A month after, have we learned anything? What's the impact of continuing to use Twitter?
In this episode we're going to take a look at the issue to see if we can't answer those questions and more.
- The question [00:00]
- The hack [00:15]
- How did Twitter respond? [01:17]
- Support tools at risk [02:14]
- How do I protect my account? [03:18]
- Breach of trust [04:24]
- Is this my account? [05:47]
- Terms of Service [06:21]
- Feeling helpless [06:56]
- The Impact [07:28]
Who am I? Check out the show trailer at youtu.be/kNoxpQGPZQs.
You can read more about this on my site at markn.ca/ia/2
References for this episode:
- Twitter temporarily disabled tweets from verified accounts, engadget.com/twitter-disabled-verified-tweets-231734579.html
- An update on our security incident, blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/an-update-on-our-security-incident.html
- Teen accused in Twitter hack targeting Obama, Bill Gates, others pleads not guilty, cbc.ca/news/technology/twitter-hack-not-guilty-plea-1.5673801
- Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside, nytimes.com/2020/07/17/technology/twitter-hackers-interview.html
- The most disturbing part of the Twitter hack: Many of its employees have access to accounts, marketwatch.com/story/the-most-disturbing-part-of-the-twitter-hack-many-of-its-employees-have-access-to-accounts-2020-07-25
- Twitter Terms of Service, twitter.com/en/tos
- Years before big hack, Twitter contractors reportedly spied on celebs, including Beyoncé, theverge.com/2020/7/27/21340581/twitter-big-hack-contractors-spied-celebs-beyonce-bitcoin
