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So how come Thomson Reuters wasn't using Twitter two-factor authentication? 
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Social media giant Twitter is among the latest U.S. companies to report that it is among a growing list of victims of Internet security attacks, saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users. And now, The Washington Post is joining the chorus, revealing the discovery of a sophisticated cyberattack in 2011.
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Social media giant Twitter is among the latest U.S. companies to report that it is among a growing list of victims of Internet security attacks, saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users. And now, The Washington Post is joining the chorus, revealing the discovery of a sophisticated cyberattack in 2011.
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Suite à une brèche de sécurité, Twitter a réinitialisé les mots de passe des comptes utilisateurs potentiellement compromis. Mais l’opération a touché un plus grand nombre de personnes que prévu.
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Many Twitter users are being warned to change their password after an unknown bug or hack has seen left some accounts with deleted tweets or scam-links posted to their feeds.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a password reset message from Twitter, and you should probably do what it says.
Read more, a MUST: http://www.zdnet.com/twitter-user-passwords-reset-after-accounts-breached-7000007108/
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Throughout the month of June, Twitter accounts have been getting hacked and have subsequently been sending spam that links to fake CNBC news articles. Be cautious about links in direct messages or ...
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'Hacktivist' group had hacked into NBC's account and tweeted false news about another plane crash at New York's Ground Zero...
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A Reuters news service Twitter account appeared to have been hacked Monday, as the news organization suddenly began tweeting messages supportive of the Syrian president.
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A Thomson Reuters spokesman told The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog Monday night in an email: “Earlier today @thomsonreuters was hacked. In this time, unauthorized individuals have posted fabricated tweets of which Thomson Reuters is not the source. The account has been suspended and is currently under investigation.”
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Durch eine Panne haben die Betreiber des Microblogging-Dienstes bei vielen Nutzern für Verwirrung gesorgt.
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Twitter has responded to us with a statement regarding the password reset situation.
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Keep your eyes peeled Twitter users: Twitter is sending out emails to some of its users telling them it has reset their password and asking them to create a new one. If you can't log into your account that may be why.
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's personal Twitter account was hacked Sunday in what officials said was possibly part of a conspiracy to embarrass the government.
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Thousands of Twitter users are seeing unexpected messsages from hacked online friends promoting a weight loss supplement that will, allegedly, "get the beach body you've always wanted".
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A Thomson Reuters spokesman told The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog Monday night in an email: “Earlier today @thomsonreuters was hacked. In this time, unauthorized individuals have posted fabricated tweets of which Thomson Reuters is not the source. The account has been suspended and is currently under investigation.”