Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack? Krebs on SecurityThere are strong indications that this attack was perpetrated by individuals who’ve traditionally specialized in hijacking social media accounts via “ SIM swapping ,” an increasingly rampant form of crime that involves bribing, hacking or coercing employees at mobile phone and social media companies into providing access to a target’s account.In a post on OGusers — a forum dedicated to account hijacking — a user named “ Chaewon ” advertised they could change email address tied to any Twitter account for $250, and provide direct access to accounts for between $2,000 and $3,000 apiece.
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Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack? Krebs on SecurityThere are strong indications that this attack was perpetrated by individuals who’ve traditionally specialized in hijacking social media accounts via “ SIM swapping ,” an increasingly rampant form of crime that involves bribing, hacking or coercing employees at mobile phone and social media companies into providing access to a target’s account.In a post on OGusers — a forum dedicated to account hijacking — a user named “ Chaewon ” advertised they could change email address tied to any Twitter account for $250, and provide direct access to accounts for between $2,000 and $3,000 apiece.