Twitter says hackers were able to extract personal data of up to eight users in this week's attack
Hackers were able to extract personal data of up to eight users in the attack, which targeted 130 accountsTwitter Inc. said the hackers behind this week’s attack on its systems and high-profile users walked away with some personal information, indicating that the perpetrators carried out more than a cryptocurrency-related scam.
In its fullest accounting so far of the hack, Twitter said late Friday the attackers targeted 130 accounts and reset passwords on 45 of those, enabling them to send tweets. Many of those posts encouraged Twitter users to transfer cryptocurrency to what appeared to be the attackers’ accounts.
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