Authorities Arrest 17-Year-Old Mastermind Behind The Twitter Hack Dubbed “Bit-Con”

The recent Twitter hack echoed through the social media universe. Scammers made off with more than a hundred thousand dollars by taking over the accounts of celebrities, politicians, and even tech giants like Apple.

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A 17 Year Old Was Just Arrested in Connection With Twitter's Recent Hack

Authorities have taken a teen into custody, claiming him as the brains responsible for the recent Twitter breach.

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Twitter Says High-Profile Hack Tricked Staff With Spear Phishing

Twitter has identified that their recent hack was a result of phone spear phishing. Hackers caused chaos after temporarily gaining access to internal tools. The Scope A Thursday morning blog post update from Twitter informed the public about the recent hack that saw high-profile user accounts compromised with run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scams.

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Twitter Releases Details of Attack Vector Used by Crypto Hacker

Twitter has published an update on its investigation into the causes of the recent hack, during which 12 Bitcoin was conned out of the platform’s users.

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Twitter Team Concludes Recent Hack Was Done Through Spear-Phishing

Two weeks ago, Twitter suffered unprecedented attack and massive BTC scam that followed; now the platform?s team has an explanation as to how the hackers managed to do it

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1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers

More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway.

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TWTR Stock Down 1.4% in Pre-market after Twitter Reports Loss of Ad Revenue in Q2

Coinspeaker TWTR Stock Down 1. 4% in Pre-market after Twitter Reports Loss of Ad Revenue in Q2Shortly after the recent Twitter hack, the social platform has released its second-quarter earnings report.

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Fake Binance Bitcoin giveaway ads running on YouTube

2 for 1 Bitcoin scam promotions very similar to the recent global twitter hack continue running on YouTube

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Crypto Community Bullish on Bitcoin as US Banks Now Allowed to Offer Crypto Custody: Selection of Opinions

Top-line members of Crypto Twitter have commented on the recent news about US banks being allowed to offer crypto custody as extremely bullish, here?s what they say

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Experts Concerned Over Twitter’s Ability to Tweet on Behalf of Users

A worse scenario than the recent attack against Twitter could happen if the social media network doesn’t strengthen its internal security procedures, say experts.

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Twitter Hack Could Have Been a Lot Worse: New Details

Coinspeaker Twitter Hack Could Have Been a Lot Worse: New DetailsIt has become known that Coinbase saved over 1,000 users from sending Bitcoins to scammers in the recent Twitter hack.

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Twitter Wouldn’t Be Hacked If It Were Backed by Blockchain Technology

The recent Twitter hack shows us that centralized infrastructure is still vulnerable, but DIDs, SSI and blockchains can change the paradigm.

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Crypto Twitter Hack Recap: A ‘Wake Up Call’ for Centralized Platforms

The recent high-profile hack of Twitter accounts where 12 BTC was stolen is being investigated, and some exchanges may already know who did it.

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Joe Biden Leverages Twitter Hack to Plug Campaign Fundraising

Presidential hopeful Senator Joe Biden took an opportunistic chance to raise money from the recent Twitter scam. His Twitter feed included a snarky request for donations from anyone who wants to keep ‘Donald Trump a one-term President:’ I don’t have Bitcoin, and I’ll never ask you to send me any.

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Twitter Hack Would Not Have Happened If Crypto Wasn?t Legal: Josh Barro

Josh Barro of New York Magazine tweeted his anti-Bitcoin views while commenting on the recent monstrous Bitcoin scam on Twitter. Vitalik Buterin responded

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Twitter, not Bitcoin: Hack questions crypto's credentials again

On 16 July, many all across the world saw in horror as one of the most sophisticated hacks in recent memory unfolded before their eyes. This episode saw Twitter accounts of many prominent personalitieThe post Twitter, not Bitcoin: Hack questions crypto's credentials again appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Market Outlook: Crypto Economy Sheds $10B Overnight, Exchange Inflow and Sell Pressure Rises

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.

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Bitcoin Price Unaffected as Scammers Hack Twitter Accounts of High-profile Individuals and Companies

Coinspeaker Bitcoin Price Unaffected as Scammers Hack Twitter Accounts of High-profile Individuals and CompaniesRegardless of the recent Bitcoin scam carried out through a Twitter hack, BTC price remained largely unaffected, only dropping about 1%.

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Will Twitter Be Sued?

The recent cryptocurrency scam that would have people send Bitcoin on the promise of...

The post Will Twitter Be Sued? appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Peter Schiff Suggests Recent Twitter Hack Promoting Bitcoin Scam Is A Prelude To Bitcoin Itself Being Hacked

Bitcoin is arguably the most secure network in the world. The network’s hash rate is the amount of computing power dedicated to securing it and is often deemed as the litmus test of the overall security.

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Justin Sun Offers $1 Million Bounty in Exchange for Twitter Hackers

Justin Sun has offered $1 million to the person who finds those responsible for the recent Twitter hacks.

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A Coordinated Twitter Hack is Targeting Coinbase, Kucoin, Binance, Gemini, and more

Recent events indicate Twitter accounts for Binance, Gemini, Coinbase, Bitfinex, Justin Sun, Charlie Lee and many others have been compromised.

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84% of Crypto Twitter Is Buying or Holding Bitcoin, Boosting Bull Case

There have been many analysts over recent weeks arguing that Bitcoin is clearly at a market top. As NewsBTC covered two weeks ago, one trader commented that the cryptocurrency is trading in line with a textbook “distribution” pattern.

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Nearly Half of Crypto Twitter Doesn’t Think Bitcoin Will Hit $50k in 2021

There’s been much debate over recent weeks over the work of Bitcoin analyst “PlanB” and his Stock to Flow (S2F) model. Some have argued that his work is valid while others aren’t so sure.

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Why The Hot New Trend In Crypto Is The Twitter Hashtag Emoji

The “Crypto Twitter” hashtag emoji has become all the rage across the industry in recent weeks, but why? Is it just to jump on a trend, or is it to gain valuable brand visibility? Or is it something more altogether? The Crypto In Crowd: Binance Joins Bitcoin and CRO With New Twitter Hashtag Emoji Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is a well-known Bitcoin backer, and also heads the company Square Inc. Square offers the popular payments […]

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PayPal Allowing Bitcoin Purchases May Threaten Coinbase Market Share: Opinion on Crypto Twitter

Some on Crypto Twitter believe that the recent breaking news of PayPal allowing Bitcoin purchases may not be as good as it seems for the Coinbase exchange

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Twitter Emojis – the Next Crypto Battleground?

In a recent and surprising twist, there appears to be a new competition heating up in the crypto space related to emojis. More specifically, Twitter emojis, and the race to claim them. This comes after news broke on Thursday that crypto.

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Crypto Twitter Bitcoin Bulls Questioned Over Statistics

Bitcoin as an asset class has had a good history, according to some Bitcoin bulls on a recent Twitter post. However, others suggest that the post skewed figures unfairly in Bitcoin’s favor.

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Coinbase Called Out on Twitter for Working with IRS and DEA

A recent Tweet by Samson Mow (@Excellion) suggested that Coinbase isn’t a safe place to store Bitcoin. Specifically, Mow suggested that the company would be the first to comply with a 1933-style confiscation demand by the federal government.

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Bitcoin Can Be A Store Of Value But Can’t Be A Replacement For Current System: Mark Cuban

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has acknowledged that bitcoin can indeed be a reliable store of value in a recent Twitter debate. Cuban, however, isn’t convinced about the pioneer asset’s potential to replace the current system.

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The Decentralized Web Has Plans, if Not Solutions, for the Misinformation Nightmare

Donald Trump's recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn't yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas.

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Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Says She Just Bought Some Bitcoin

Christie Pearce Rampone, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Cup Champion, just told her followers on Twitter that she picked up some Bitcoin. In a recent tweet, she relays to her fans that she had a conversation with the CEO of Binance America, Catherine Coley.

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Republican House Candidate Praises Bitcoin’s SOV And The Speed of XRP, DGB & NANO

David Gokhshtein has taken to his twitter account to discuss cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), NANO, and Digibyte (DGB) with much emphasis on Bitcoin. Despite the recent improvement in the stock market situation, he was stern on his decision of not planning to sell his Bitcoin and gave his followers reasons why. David Gokhshtein […]

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Why Charles Hoskinson Is Confident That 2020 Will Be Cardano’s Best Year Yet

In a recent Twitter video, founder of Cardano and CEO of IOHK, Charles Hoskinson explained his expectations regarding the improvement of the Cardano project in 2020 and beyond. Cardano was created in 2015 to revolutionize the way cryptocurrencies worked.

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‘Buy Bitcoin’ Searches Skyrocket, Exchange Volumes Spike, Crypto Account Signups Swell 83% As Coronavirus Fears Heighten

Exchange data and statistics from Google Trends, Twitter, and Baidu show that despite the recent price drop people are looking to buy bitcoin. During the week of the crypto market massacre that started on March 12, Coinbase broke traffic records and witnessed considerable trade volumes.

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Twitter And Its Influence On The Price Of XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum

Twitter has been home to the crypto space for a while now. It’s CEO Jack Dorsey loves Bitcoin and Everyone knows this. The recent issues he has been facing at Twitter could be a result of him being a cryptocurrency enthusiast.

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Buterin & Musk Back Bitcoin Bull Jack Dorsey as Twitter Chief

Vitalik Buterin has weighed in on the recent attempted takeover of Twitter by voicing his support for current Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey is one of the most outspoken believers in Bitcoin. Activist investors are trying to depose Jack Dorsey as CEO of Twitter, but prominent figures are voicing their opposition to the move.

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Crypto Community Gets Prepping as Coronavirus Spreads

Crypto Twitter (CT) might not be the first place you’d think to look for pandemic survival strategies, but in recent weeks the community has gone into overdrive, busily discussing scenarios related to COVID-19 aka the coronavirus.

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Ethereum Decouples From Bitcoin, Bulls Eye $270 Next

Ethereum and Bitcoin are both about to complete golden cross formations on their daily charts. However, while BTC tracks sideways right now, ETH is making a strong recovery towards $270. Ethereum has traders extremely bullish In a recent Bitcoinist article, we looked at a popular Youtube and Twitter crypto analyst’s perspective on whether or not a Bitcoin Bull market had actually begun.

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Has the New Bitcoin Bull Market Officially Begun?

Bitcoin’s status as an uncorrelated asset makes it extremely difficult to gauge the timing of the market cycle. Its volatility makes it easy for traders to get pump-faked and get liquidated when the market takes an unexpected reversal, so, are we finally in a bull market? Are We in a Bitcoin Bull Market? Benjamin Cowen, a trader who goes by intothecryptoverse on Twitter, has released a video where he addresses Bitcoin’s recent bullish price actionRead More

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Recent Bitcoin (BTC) Price Movements Are Distraction Before $100,000, Crypto Trader?s Opinion

A crypto trader and investor, who is famous on Twitter, believes that the current BTC price turmoil will determine who will still ?hodl? when BTC hits $100,000

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How Bitcoin Returns are Dwarfing Investor Expectations

A recent survey on crypto twitter has revealed that a lower annual rate of return would be expected for almost 40% of those questioned. In reality, bitcoin investments have made a whole lot more. Bitcoin Investors Expect Less Than 30% Returns A recent survey conducted by industry observer Nic Carter has revealed some interesting findings on expectations on returns on bitcoin investments.

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Binance’s CEO Has Responded to Chainalysis’ Laundering Claims

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, has taken to Twitter to contest recent reports from the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. In the Jan. 15 report, the firm claimed that Binance had received approximately one-quarter of all cryptocurrencies laundered through OTC brokers in 2019.

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Sorry Elon Musk, But You Don’t Get to Decide Who’s Not a ‘Real Person’

Elon Musk’s recent suggestion to Jack Dorsey for Twitter is worse than ridiculous. It might be the most dangerous idea in Silicon Valley. The post Sorry Elon Musk, But You Don’t Get to Decide Who’s Not a ‘Real Person’ appeared first on CCN.com

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MATIC offers explanation for 70% drop in December

Just hours after the MATIC token dropped by 70% on 10 December, the cryptocurrency community on Twitter was abuzz with accusations of market manipulation and exit scams. Matic’s most recent attempt The post MATIC offers explanation for 70% drop in December appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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2 Reasons Why Burger King Starts Accepting Cryptocurrencies in Venezuela

While Venezuela’s government remains committed to its Petro digital currency project, a leading fast-food restaurant in the country has announced to now start accepting cryptocurrency payments. In a recent twitter announcement, Burger King Venezuela has partnered with Cryptobuyer – payment platform – to enable customers to pay using Ethereum, Litecoin, Dash, BNB, Tether, and Bitcoin. […]

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Twitter Erupts As Bitcoin Price Rockets 6% Higher, Reclaims $7,200

Wow. After plunging by 3. 5% to $6,850, Bitcoin (BTC) mounted a strong comeback over recent minutes. TradingView indicates that over the past hour, the cryptocurrency has surged some $400, or 6%, tapping $7,250 before retreating to $7,200, which is where the price of Bitcoin is attempting to stabilize now.

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Bitcoin demand is strong affirms prominent crypto-trader

In a recent thread on Twitter, popular cryptocurrency trader, Scott Melker, posted his findings on analyzing candle wicks on the monthly Bitcoin charts. Wicks usually show the extent to which an asThe post Bitcoin demand is strong affirms prominent crypto-trader appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Two Years Ago, Bitcoin Was Over $19,000 — What Happened?

It was pointed out on Twitter that, just two short years ago, Bitcoin was hitting the peak of its most recent bull run — touching close to $20,000. The question of what the recent bear market has meant for the asset was then debated, with some claiming that this is the beginning of the end… […] The post Two Years Ago, Bitcoin Was Over $19,000 — What Happened? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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