Hackers Target NFL Teams On Twitter Ahead of Super Bowl (cnet.com) 17
CaptainDork shares a report from CNET: The Twitter accounts of several NFL teams were hacked on Monday ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl game. Around 15 teams, including the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers, were all targeted. The accounts had their profile images removed and some included messages from OurMine, the Saudi Arabia-based hacker group that appears to be responsible. "We are here to show people that everything is hackable," a message on a handful of hacked accounts reads. "To improve your accounts security contact us." The message includes an email address and Twitter handle for OurMine, though the account was suspended. The NFL's main account was hijacked in the hacking spree. Some teams also had their Instagram and Facebook accounts hacked.
not news (Score:2, Interesting)
Common Passwords... (Score:2)
Seems like the NFL-control effort got caught using the same password too much. Twitter is good at stopping accounts that show this, but CNET and Slashdot repeating the hacker's message means this trick worked.
So the NFL has control of each team logins? (Score:2)
So the NFL has control of each team logins? and not the local team?
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Seems like the NFL-control effort got caught using the same password too much. Twitter is good at stopping accounts that show this, but CNET and Slashdot repeating the hacker's message means this trick worked.
Luckily, it was only CNET and /.
The Internet is a very controlled and contained, closed environment, so kudos to the NFL security team for stopping the spread of the hack.
Oh, wait ...
https://www.dailydot.com/layer... [dailydot.com]
https://thehill.com/policy/cyb... [thehill.com]
https://www.usatoday.com/story... [usatoday.com]
https://profootballtalk.nbcspo... [nbcsports.com]
https://www.zdnet.com/article/... [zdnet.com]
https://www.businessinsider.co... [businessinsider.com]
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfr... [newsmax.com]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news... [bloomberg.com]
https://sportsnaut.com/2020/01... [sportsnaut.com]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/spor.. [msn.com]
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So media isn't suppose to report anything.,, gotcha.
Yeah, that's gonna work (Score:3)
How about next you walk up to a person, rob them, then leave your calling card telling them that they're in danger of being robbed and should consider your protection service.
Back when I was young we called that a protection racket.
2FA (Score:2)
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Unfortunately SMS based 2FA provides only marginally better security for a determined hacker.
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Twitter supports FIDO (last I heard)/
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I only wish (Score:2)
They had posted all of Goodell's emails about discipline and investigations, including the bs about deflated footballs and their buried inflation data research after the incident
PLease (Score:2)
hack the satellite feeds and shut the Superbowl feed down.
Thanks.