Subj : Google's security firm Mandiant has its Twitter account hacked
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jan 04 2024 13:15:05

Google's security firm Mandiant has its Twitter account hacked

Date:
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:59:09 +0000

Description:
Hackers took over Mandiants X account to share crypto-draining links in a 
pretty ironic attack.

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Mandiant, a Google-owned cybersecurity company, had its X account hijacked on 
January 3, and grappled to regain control of the social media account over 
several hours in a quite ironic incident. 

An unknown scammer reportedly exploited the official Mandiant X account to 
spread a cryptocurrency-stealing link, designed to automatically drain crypto 
wallets. 

Mandiant acknowledged the incident in a statement and announced efforts to 
regain control of the account, which was later done successfully. 
Cybersecurity company faces cybersecurity blip 

Initially posing as Phantom, a crypto and NFT wallet provider, the hacked 
account lured users to a scam website pretending to offer 250,000 eligible 
accounts an award of tokens. 

Mandiants staff reportedly engaged in a back-and-forth struggle over several 
hours to remove scam posts, only for them to reappear. 

The attacker also posted jovial threats on the account, targeted at the 
companys social media team, including a meme with the comment change password 
please and another reading check bookmarks when you get account back. 

Mandiant, known for helping clients to investigate and recover from 
significant network breaches, was acquired by Google in 2022 for $5.4 
billion. The companys reputation will undoubtedly take a hit from this 
short-lived but serious event. 

Given the lack of a blue or gold checkmark, Google isnt paying for any 
verification status on the Mandiant account like it does on some other Google 
accounts on X. Its unclear how Mandiants social media workers regained 
control of the account, or whether subscribing to a paid account might have 
expedited the account recovery or prevented it altogether. 

A Mandiant spokesperson told TechRadar Pro : "We are aware of the incident 
impacting the Mandiant X account. We've since regained control over the 
account and are currently working on restoring it." More from TechRadar Pro 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/googles-security-firm-mandiant-has-its-
twitter-account-hacked


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