A major 2020 Twitter breach involving spear-phishing attacks on employees has resulted in criminal sentences, regulatory fines, and leaked user data affecting millions. Investigations by financial and privacy regulators have concluded, with authorities charging multiple perpetrators including a teenage mastermind.
·Hacker responsible for the 2020 breach sentenced to prison following investigation
·Spear-phishing attack on Twitter employees was the entry vector for the breach
·200 million user email addresses allegedly exposed in the incident
·Three individuals charged, including alleged teenage mastermind behind the attack
·Irish DPC imposed 450K euro GDPR fine against Twitter for data protection failures
drawn from dfs.ny.gov, The Guardian, WIRED, TechCrunch · updated 1106d ago