2017 — Twitter (X): Thousands of high-profile Twitter accounts have…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Thousands of high-profile Twitter accounts have been spewing swastikas and spam following the hack of a popular third-party Twitter service.Sites tied to Amnesty International, BBC's North American service, Forbes magazine, the European Parliament and even tennis star Boris Becker were affected.The hacking traces to third-party analytics service Counter, which bills itself as the #1 stat site powered by Twitter.We're aware that our service was hacked and have started an investigation into the ma
Root cause
Hacking