Disclosed Jul 15, 20206 years ago130 affectedConfirmed
Phone spear phishing gives attackers internal tools, 130 accounts targeted
Attackers phone-phished Twitter employees to reach internal account support tools, targeted 130 accounts including high-profile ones, tweeted a crypto scam from 45, accessed direct messages of 36 and downloaded data of 7.
What is known
| People affected | 130 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Discovered | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Attack | Phishing |
| Data exposed | Messages, Other |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| An update on our security incidentweb.archive.org · The organization | The organization |
| Twitter Q2 2020 results (8-K Ex. 99.2)sec.gov · SEC filing | SEC filing |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jul 15, 2020 | 130 |
Other breaches at Twitter
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scraped emails and profiles of over 200 million Twitter users posted onlineJan 5, 20233 years agoScrapingUnverified | Jan 5, 20233 years ago | Scraping | Tech | Unverified | 212Macct |
| API flaw let attacker link emails and phone numbers to Twitter accountsAug 5, 20224 years agoHacking | Aug 5, 20224 years ago | Hacking | Media | Confirmed | 6.7Macct |
| Protected tweets bug notified late; Irish DPC fine of EUR 450,000Dec 15, 20205 years agoExposed data | Dec 15, 20205 years ago | Exposed data | Tech | Settled | Unknown |
| Hackers gained admin control of Twitter twice in 2009; FTC security orderJun 24, 201016 years agoHacking | Jun 24, 201016 years ago | Hacking | Tech | Settled | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.