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The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears
17.7.2020
On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts....
What Does the Twitter Hack Mean for Bitcoin? Crypto Reacts
17.7.2020
Is the Twitter hack a watershed moment to decentralized social media? Does it reinforce negative stereotypes of Bitcoin only being used in crime? CoinDesk asked crypto luminaries to see what they think
In the Aftermath of Hack, Lawmakers Blame Twitter, Not Bitcoin
16.7.2020
Lawmakers are calling on Twitter to answer for a hack that shook the platform, focusing on cybersecurity rather than scapegoating cryptocurrencies
Twitter Hack Autopsy: Coinbase, Binance, BitGo May Know Hackers ID
16.7.2020
The Twitter hackers left inconspicuous Bitcoin trails leading to and from major exchanges that should be able to uncover their identities
Peter Schiff’s Bitcoin Hack Comment Invites Ridicule
16.7.2020
Euro Pacific Capital CEO, Peter Schiff’s comment suggesting Bitcoin might be the next target following a hack of multiple VIP Twitter accounts has been ridiculed by bitcoiners. Seemingly relishing the prospect of a bitcoin hack, Schiff a gold bug and a well-known bitcoin critic, signs off...
Market Wrap: What Twitter Hack? Traders Stay Busy Buying Bitcoin at $9,000
16.7.2020
Bitcoin suffered a short period of selling in early trading but has bounced back, seemingly immune to Wednesday's Twitter hack
Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation
16.7.2020
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm
Maybe It Wasn’t About the Money – Few People Fell for Twitter Hack, Data Indicates
16.7.2020
While the crypto wallets associated with the scam registered over 400 transactions, the attackers seem to have made away with a relatively small haul
Twitter Hack 2020 Was Probably Done by a Bitcoiner – But Not a Savvy One
16.7.2020
A massive cyberattack against Twitter raised many questions about who people trust and what it means for the future of bitcoin
No, the Twitter Hack Wasn’t About Bitcoin
16.7.2020
The motivations and implications of a hack that had everyone from Coinbase to Kanye shilling a scam for bitcoin
Twitter Hacker Is a BitMEX Trader, On-Chain Data Suggests
16.7.2020
Whoever is responsible for yesterday's Twitter hack was deep into the cryptocurrency space, with the BitMEX receipts to prove it
Blockchain Bites: Twitter Hack Fallout, A New Way to ‘Yield Farm’ and a Hurricane-Proof CBDC
16.7.2020
What the Twitter hack means for Bitcoin, why stablecoins are on the rise in Hong Kong and a new way to farm yield using NFTs on Ethereum
Market Outlook: Crypto Economy Sheds $10B Overnight, Exchange Inflow and Sell Pressure Rises
16.7.2020
The overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ cryptocurrencies in existence lost around $10 billion during the overnight trading sessions. Most crypto assets have lost 2-5% in value during the last 12 hours, and a number of speculators blame the recent Twitter hack. The price of bitcoin (BTC)...
After the Twitter Hack, We Need a User-Owned Internet More Than Ever
16.7.2020
Decentralized social media systems are still immature, but "as of yesterday, we can no longer claim they are a solution searching for a problem."
First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s Dream
16.7.2020
Prices for bitcoin barely budged, even as a scam involving the cryptocurrency appeared to be the motivation for a massive Twitter hack
New Trojan Attack Targets Mac Users to Steal Cryptocurrency
16.7.2020
Researchers discovered a new trojan targeted at crypto traders using trading applications on macOS
Whale Alert Can No Longer Tweet Due to Twitter’s Anti-Hack Measures
16.7.2020
Whale Alert’s crypto transactions are still available on its Telegram channel, but its Twitter profile has been hampered for the time being
Twitter Hackers Caught Using BitPay and Coinbase on Hack-Related Wallet
16.7.2020
The Twitter hackers had used one of the addresses involved, which shows transactions to BitPay and Coinbase
Gold Bug Peter Schiff: 'Is the Twitter Hack a Harbinger for Bitcoin?'
16.7.2020
Pavel Luptak — co-founder of Czech cryptocurrency community hub Parallel Polis — says Schiff’s suggestion has no foundations in reality
Bitcoin has NOTHING to Do with Twitter Hack—Elucidated!
16.7.2020
The social media, news channels, and even the novices are all talking about the massive twitter hack that happened in the name of Bitcoin Giveaway that was nothing but a pure scam. The details are such that all the high profile verified twitter accounts hacked in massive Bitcoin scams. Hackers have...