Cybersecurity
Twilio Employee and Customer Accounts Hacked in Text Scheme
- Hackers are currently targeting security, crypto companies
- Employees targeted by social engineering text messages
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Twilio Inc., which offers digital authentication solutions, said some of its employees and customers were hacked as part of a scheme in which outsiders duped employees into handing over their passwords.
San Francisco-based Twilio represents a ripe target for hackers, because access to its service could potentially enable hackers to access Twilio clients, or the particular accounts. The company said it became aware of the incident on Aug. 4.