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Cyber-attackers target Twitter Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:44 PM PST Twitter is the latest company to report hacking in the past week. Twitter today in a blog reported that about 250,000 accounts had been infiltrated and personal information accessed. Cyber-attackers may have gotten away with usernames, email addresses and passwords. Twitter has emailed affected customers and reset those passwords. Twitter has 200 million users. Earlier in the week, The New York ... Twitter says hackers gain access to 250,000 user accounts in latest cyber security breach Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:43 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-attacks against media companies, saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users. The social media giant said in a blog... Where's The Beef? Burger King Finds Horsemeat In Its Patties Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:42 PM PST The fast food giant said this week that some of its burgers in Britain and Ireland were found to contain horsemeat. That's prompted a Twitter campaign and threats of a boycott. Kylie Jenner Responds to Rumors that Bruce Jenner isn't Her Real Dad Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:39 PM PST Kylie Jenner blasted the tabloid rumor mill on Friday night, going on a Twitter rant about recent disgusting rumors about her family. Among the claims Jenner ranted about were the shameful suggestion that Bruce Jenner might not actually be her biological father and the pathetic repeated rumors that Bruce and her mom Kris are divorcing, both of which Gossip Cop  was the first to exclusively ... Hackers target Twitter, access about 250,000 user accounts Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:38 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO: Anonymous hackers have targeted Twitter this week and gained access to roughly 250,000 user accounts though only "limited information" such as email addresses was compromised, the microblog said on Friday. The Word on Bruce Arians Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:34 PM PST [View the story "The Word on Bruce Arians" on Storify]The Word on Bruce AriansWhat do you think? Use #Arians on Twitter to share your thoughtsStorified by Arizona Cardinals· Sat, Jan 19 2013 15:5... Twitter Hack Hits 250,000 Users Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:34 PM PST Twitter said today that it detected "unusual access patterns" on its network this week, which indicated that attackers might have accessed the user data of approximately 250,000 users. Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:33 PM PST The social networking site says an "extremely sophisticated" attack may have allowed hackers to gain users' login details. Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:31 PM PST SAN FRANCISCOâ€"Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-attacks against media companies, saying that hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200 million active users. Business briefs Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 08:29 PM PST Gaga GoogleGoogle, operator of the world’s largest search engine, closed at $775.60 yesterday, a record high, buoyed by revenue from advertisers trying to reach holiday shoppers.BofA mishapBank of America’s online banking website crashed yesterday, leaving customers out in the cold. Twitter filled up with comments from...

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