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Justice Dept. Probes X Account Breach
3 Sep
Summary
- US Justice Department is investigating an attack on X users.
- Cybercriminals attempted to compromise user accounts this week.
- The platform successfully disrupted the sophisticated cyberattack.
The U.S. Justice Department is actively working with X, formerly known as Twitter, to identify the perpetrators of a recent cyberattack. This incident involved an attempted password-recovery attack that targeted hundreds of thousands of users on the social media platform earlier this week.
According to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, sophisticated cybercriminals were behind the attempt, but X managed to disrupt the operation. The platform has not yet provided further details regarding the specifics of the attack or the number of affected users.
This event occurs amidst a global surge in AI-driven cyber threats, which are increasingly used to steal sensitive data and disrupt operations. In response, the White House launched a coordination group in July to foster information sharing between AI developers and critical infrastructure operators concerning cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
