Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack

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Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack

Published: 2 Feb 2013 at 09.44
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Twitter said it had been hit by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen.

Twitter said it had been hit by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen

"This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated incident," Twitter information security director Bob Lord said in a blog post.

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oldexp
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Discussion 3 : 02 Feb 2013 at 12.443
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@geoffo, D1...... Are you talking about Al Gore?
But be assured the Chinese don't imagine they are the only clever people in the world but they know they are clever. And what makes them even more "clever" is the arrogance and profit-fixation of the western world.
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Discussion 2 : 02 Feb 2013 at 12.132
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Its difficult to understand the mentality of these people,if they had guns they would be called Mafia thugs.All they seem to want to do is destroy peoples pleasure,what sad animals they are.
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Discussion 1 : 02 Feb 2013 at 10.271
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The Chinese ( Government ) are really naive to imagine they are the only clever people in the world ,especially ignoring the fact that the ones who invented the web might have some clues about how to use it.
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