Security Alert - Twitter 'Bitcoin doubling' Hack

A lot of famous people were suddenly feeling really generous on Wednesday. At least, that's what it seemed like if you were on Twitter. A major hack of the social media site saw many verified accounts taken over. Including Elon Musk, Kanye West, Jeff Bezos, Bill Games, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. All of the hijacked accounts made the same promise: send me Bitcoin and I'll send you back double the amount. Judging by the transactions to the Bitcoin wallet address shared, a lot of people fell for it. Which leads me to promise you that if you send me bitcoin, I will triple the amount! OK, just kidding. Here to tell us what we know about this hack and what companies should be doing as a result, we're joined by Aaron Shum, practice lead of security at Info-Tech Research Group.