Twitter was targeted by a cyber attack in July 2022.
Influencers, celebrities, politicians, journalists, activists,government and private organizations was the prime target.
Hackers hacked the Verified Twitter accounts to send fake suspension notices.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/twitter
"id": "twi223419822",
"linkid": "twitter",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "07/2022",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'location': 'Global',
'name': 'Twitter',
'type': 'Social Media Platform'}],
'attack_vector': 'Social Engineering',
'date_detected': '2022-07-01',
'description': 'Twitter was targeted by a cyber attack in July 2022. '
'Influencers, celebrities, politicians, journalists, '
'activists, government and private organizations were the '
'prime targets. Hackers hacked the Verified Twitter accounts '
'to send fake suspension notices.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Verified Twitter accounts']},
'initial_access_broker': {'high_value_targets': ['Influencers',
'Celebrities',
'Politicians',
'Journalists',
'Activists',
'Government',
'Private Organizations']},
'title': 'Twitter Verified Accounts Hack',
'type': 'Account Hacking'}