{"id":78897,"date":"2013-05-29T09:10:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T07:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=78897"},"modified":"2013-05-29T09:39:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T07:39:25","slug":"twitter-adds-more-security-following-hack-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/78897-twitter-adds-more-security-following-hack-attacks.html","title":{"rendered":"Twitter adds more security following hack attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter<\/a> has implemented additional security after a wave of attacks on the profiles of influential media outlets.<\/p>\n

The social media service now allows users to log in with a two-step approach, similar to online banking, where users must enter a code which is sent separately by text message for each log-in.<\/p>\n

Experts had been calling for such additional security measures for some time.<\/p>\n

The Twitter accounts of the BBC, Associated Press and Financial Times were recently hacked, with the hackers getting the passwords via phishing emails and then seizing the accounts.<\/p>\n

The hacker group Syrian Electronic Army took responsibility for the attacks, saying the western media had been providing false information about the civil war in Syria.<\/p>\n

The AP attack was especially serious because the hackers sent a bogus announcement of an explosion in the White House that injured President Barack Obama<\/a>, which resulted in a downturn in the US financial market.<\/p>\n

In February, hackers got into the Twitter accounts of Burger King and Jeep and announced their companies were being sold to competitors.<\/p>\n

Hackers usually obtain passwords through prepared emails with apparently harmless links. Additional text message codes would then stop password thieves from being able to log into an account.<\/p>\n

The online service said previously authorized Twitter apps will continue to work without problems. But Twitter also said the text message system would not work with all mobile operators.<\/p>\n

Google<\/a> is also implementing a two-step log-in procedure. Instead of a text message, there is the Authenticator app in which pre-programmed codes are shown directly on the mobile device.<\/p>\n

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