The hacker who claims to have compromised the Twitter account of right-wing commentator Matt Walsh last night says the whole purpose of the attack was to stir up controversy and sow chaos on Twitter. Well, mission accomplished.
The emails between Walsh and Crowder are largely benign, with Crowder introducing himself before he and Walsh begin opining about the imminent collapse of the cable news industry and the growing obsolescence of talk radio. “Talk about shrinking marketshares,” Walsh, a former terrestrial radio host himself, remarks.
Other screenshots appear to show the hacker in the midst of compromising Walsh’s accounts, triggering authenticating requests received on the SIM-swapped device–attacks Walsh could have prevented by using an authentication app instead of receiving security codes via SMS, or by upgrading his defenses with a USB token, such as a YubiKey.
Likely to the chagrin of Walsh’s online detractors, Doomed says he has no plans to continue plaguing the self-described “fascist,” telling WIRED that he’s already signed out of Walsh’s accounts and has even tried returning his access. A WIRED email to Walsh went unanswered. However, understandably, he may not be immediately reachable for comment.
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