Twitter says about 130 accounts targeted in cyber attack

Reuters

17 July, 2020, 10:50 am

Last modified: 17 July, 2020, 10:53 am

Twitter says about 130 accounts targeted in cyber attack

Twitter Inc said late on Thursday

Reuters

17 July, 2020, 10:50 am

Last modified: 17 July, 2020, 10:53 am

The company said fleets would be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android in the coming days. Photo: Reuters

The company said fleets would be rolled out to all users on iOS and Android in the coming days. Photo: Reuters

Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, in which profiles of many high-profile personalities were compromised.

The company said that it was continuing to assess whether non-public data related to the hacked accounts was compromised.

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