Twitter Returns @N Handle to Rightful Owner

Twitter Returns @N Handle to Rightful Owner

A month after the account was hijacked, @N is now back to Naoki Hiroshima

Official Twitter Accounts of FC Barcelona Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Official Twitter Accounts of FC Barcelona Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

The hacktivists warn club managers no to take Qatari money

Twitter Account of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party Hacked

Twitter Account of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party Hacked

LulzSec Peru has hijacked the account for the second time

Russian Figure Skater Who Lit Olympic Flame at Sochi Blames Hackers for Racist Tweet

Russian Figure Skater Who Lit Olympic Flame at Sochi Blames Hackers for Racist Tweet

She apologized for the photo which she initially cataloged as "free speech"

Social Media Accounts of Dubai Police Hacked

Social Media Accounts of Dubai Police Hacked

Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and LinkedIn accounts have been targeted by TheHorsemen

Security Brief: Rare Twitter Name Hacks, SpyEye Creator, Angry Birds Defacement

Security Brief: Rare Twitter Name Hacks, SpyEye Creator, Angry Birds Defacement

The most important events of the week between January 27 and February 3, 2014

Twitter Account of Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti Hacked

Twitter Account of Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti Hacked

The hacker asked various teams and football players to follow him

@JB Twitter Username Targeted by Hacker

@JB Twitter Username Targeted by Hacker

The attacker attempted to hijack the owner’s iCloud and Amazon accounts

Twitter Refuses to Give Back @N Username to Original Owner

Twitter Refuses to Give Back @N Username to Original Owner

The handle has been taken by someone else and is currently advertising a news service

@N Hack: GoDaddy Admits Employee Had Been Social Engineered, PayPal Denies It

@N Hack: GoDaddy Admits Employee Had Been Social Engineered, PayPal Denies It

PayPal says its staff is well trained to handle social engineering attempts

Hacker Extorts Owner of @N into Handing Over the Twitter Username

Hacker Extorts Owner of @N into Handing Over the Twitter Username

The attacker hijacked his GoDaddy account and threatened to delete all his websites

CNN Blogs and Social Media Accounts Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

CNN Blogs and Social Media Accounts Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

False information has been posted by the hackers on CNN’s blogs

Indian Politician Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter Account “Hacked” by His Wife

Indian Politician Shashi Tharoor’s Twitter Account “Hacked” by His Wife

The woman, Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, was found dead in a hotel room

Twitter Account of Indian Minister Shashi Tharoor Hacked

Twitter Account of Indian Minister Shashi Tharoor Hacked

The hacker led the official’s followers to believe he was having an “affair”

Syrian Hackers Controlled Xbox and Microsoft News Twitter Accounts All Week

Syrian Hackers Controlled Xbox and Microsoft News Twitter Accounts All Week

Microsoft says no customer information has been compromised

Syrian Electronic Army Claims to Have Hijacked Xbox Twitter, Instagram Accounts

Syrian Electronic Army Claims to Have Hijacked Xbox Twitter, Instagram Accounts

This comes shortly after Microsoft confirmed that Skype social media accounts got hacked

Twitter Account of Jessica Simpson’s Dad Hacked, “Terrible” Messages Posted

Twitter Account of Jessica Simpson’s Dad Hacked, “Terrible” Messages Posted

The attacker posted messages in which Joe Simpson apparently admitted molesting people

 
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