Journalists should expect more hacking incidents in the wake of a fake Associated Press tweet that sparked a stock-market sell-off, Twitter warns. "We believe that these attacks will continue, and that news and media organizations will continue to be high value targets to hackers," the network said in a memo to members of the media. AP was the latest victim in a series of hacking cases against news outlets, including the Twitter accounts of CBS News’ “60 Minutes.” Some of National Public Radio’s Twitter accounts were hacked as well, the company said.
To bolster security, Twitter plans to introduce a mechanism called two-step authentication. In addition to a password, the security measure usually requires a code to be sent as a text message to a user’s mobile phone, or generated on a device or in software. This is just another reason to remember to verify everything you read no matter the source.
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