Confidential Twitter Data Exposed in Attack

Author: Dennis Fisher
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From Bits (Claire Cain Miller and Brad Stone)
Twitter, which is generally quite private about its business plans, has fallen prey to an attack by a hacker who has apparently exposed confidential corporate information.
The hacker claims to have private documents including confidential contracts with Nokia, Samsung, Dell, AOL and Microsoft; the resumes of people who have applied to work at Twitter; personal information about Twitter employees including credit card numbers; future business plans; and floor plans and security codes for Twitter’s offices. Read the full story [NYTimes.com].

From Bits (Claire Cain Miller and Brad Stone)

Twitter, which is generally quite private about its business plans, has fallen prey to an attack by a hacker who has apparently exposed confidential corporate information.

The hacker claims to have private documents including confidential contracts with Nokia, Samsung, Dell, AOL and Microsoft; the resumes of people who have applied to work at Twitter; personal information about Twitter employees including credit card numbers; future business plans; and floor plans and security codes for Twitter’s offices. Read the full story [NYTimes.com].

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