Investigators were still trying to determine if the hackers tricked the employee into handing over login information. Twitter suggested on Wednesday that the hackers had used “social engineering,” a strategy to gain passwords or other personal information by posing as a trusted person like a company representative. But another line of inquiry includes whether a Twitter employee was bribed for their credentials, something one person who claimed responsibility for the hack told the technology site Motherboard. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was looking into the hack. “We advise the public not to fall victim to this scam by sending cryptocurrency or money in relation to this incident.”

Source: New York Times July 16, 2020 22:15 UTC