Social networking site Twitter on Thursday settled Federal Trade Commission charges that "serious lapses" in data security put its users at risk. The FTC in its administrative complaint said the security lapses allowed hackers to obtain administrative control of Twitter and send out phony tweets from users including then-President-elect Barack Obama and Fox News. The hackers were also able to gain access to nonpublic user information.
June 25, 2010 at 12:00 AM
1 minute read
The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Social networking site Twitter on Thursday settled Federal Trade Commission charges that “serious lapses” in data security put its users at risk.
The FTC in its administrative complaint (pdf) said these security lapses allowed hackers to obtain administrative control of Twitter and send out phony tweets from users including then-President-elect Barack Obama and Fox News. The hackers were also able to gain access to nonpublic user information.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Law firms & in-house legal departments with a presence in the middle east celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession.
The premier educational and networking event for employee benefits brokers and agents.
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
A large and well-established Tampa company is seeking a contracts administrator to support the company's in-house attorney and manage a wide...
We are seeking an attorney to join our commercial finance practice in either our Stamford, Hartford or New Haven offices. Candidates should ...
We are seeking an attorney to join our corporate and transactional practice. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of general corporat...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
