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Twitter Associated Press Hack - Stop Blaming Social Media

ID: 6430c1e6-27c0-524a-b78f-f1f90e05c0c8

STIX ID: report--6430c1e6-27c0-524a-b78f-f1f90e05c0c8

Feed Name: TrustedSec blog

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2025-03-19

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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The report recounts the AP Twitter account compromise caused by a spear-phishing attack on an employee that led to a false tweet about a White House bombing and a brief stock market drop; it emphasizes that the root cause was human error rather than a Twitter platform vulnerability and advocates for user training and two-factor authentication.

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