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Twilio says breach also compromised Authy two-factor app users

August 26, 2022 Carly Page 215 Viewsauthy, computer security, computing, cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, DoorDash, multi-factor authentication, north carolina, phishing, SMS, Twilio, United States 2 min read

U.S. messaging giant Twilio has confirmed hackers also compromised the accounts of some Authy users as part of a wider breach of Twilio’s systems. Authy is Twilio’s two-factor authentication (2FA) app it acquired in 2015. Twilio’s breach earlier this month, which saw malicious actors accessing the data of over 100 Twilio customers after successfully phishing […]

Twilio hackers breached over 130 organizations during months-long hacking spree

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Twilio hackers breached over 130 organizations during months-long hacking spree

August 25, 2022 Carly Page 225 Viewscloud services, cloudflare, Co-founder, computer security, computing, cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, e-commerce, Internet, Moscow, north carolina, Okta, phishing, russia, Singapore, SMS, software development, telecommunications, Twilio, Twitter, United States 3 min read

The hackers that breached Twilio earlier this month also compromised over 130 organizations during their hacking spree that netted the credentials of close to 10,000 employees. Twilio’s recent network intrusion allowed the hackers access the data of 125 Twilio customers and companies — including end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal — after tricking employees into handing […]

Senate Intelligence Committee releases first volume of its investigation into Russian election hacking

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Senate Intelligence Committee releases first volume of its investigation into Russian election hacking

July 25, 2019August 10, 2022 Jonathan Shieber 221 Viewsamerica, chuck schumer, Congress, Cyberwarfare, Department of Homeland Security, Election Assistance Commission, election security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, government, kentucky, mark warner, national security, New York, north carolina, Politics, russia, senate, United States, White House 3 min read

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence today released the first volume of its bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to interfere with the 2016 U.S. elections. Helmed by Select Committee Chairman Richard Burr, the Republican from North Carolina, and Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who serves as vice chairman, the committee’s report, “Russian Efforts Against Election […]