Twitter's security fell short before hack targeting celebrities

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Twitter's security fell short before hack targeting celebrities
Twitter suffered from cyber security shortfalls that enabled a "simple" hack attributed to a Florida teenager to take over the accounts of several of the world's most famous people in July, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report by New York's Department of ...

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