Twitter — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
31
occurrences
First Seen
November 17, 2025
Last Seen
July 15, 2026

Twitter is a organization tracked across 22 threat clusters and 31 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 17, 2025; most recent activity July 15, 2026.

Overview

Twitter is a social media platform known for hosting high-profile accounts and real-time public dialogue. The platform has become a focal point in cybersecurity due to a 2020 high-profile account takeover and ongoing legal actions in 2025 involving multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency repayments and asset seizures tied to that breach, underscoring the significant risk of account compromises and monetization of cybercrime on the service.

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. — Grist · July 15, 2026
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  • People are using prompt injection to trick Meta's AI into handing over Instagram accounts — Neowin · June 1, 2026
  • Sexual deepfakes used to silence voices of women in politics and media — Rfi.Fr · May 28, 2026

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