Last week, Twitter was the victim of a spear phishing attack that led to hundreds of celebrity accounts hacked to request Bitcoin donations. The incident has highlighted the need for CISOs to take action to protect employees from such attacks and ensure internal processes are not abused by hackers.
The attack led to the tweets from the likes of Bill Gates that had variations of this: “Everyone is asking me to give back. You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000.” The tweet posted details of a Bitcoin wallet to send money to. Within hours, at least 375 transactions were made totalling over $120,000.
“We detected what we believe to be a coordinated social engineering attack by people who successfully targeted some of our employees with access to internal systems and tools,” said Twitter in a tweet.
Streamlining the lifecycle of joiners, movers, and leavers using no-code automation
The process of onboarding new employees and quickly removing departing staff profiles can be both time-consuming and labour-intensive. In this live webinar, we will look at how to streamline these processes to save time and resources, and providing a smooth experience for both admins and employees.
Key takeaways:
Understanding the importance of securing the joiners, movers and leavers process
Exploring successful attacks that occurred due to errors in managing these transitions
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