Dubbed the “Mother of all breaches,” the massive leak revealed 26 billion records (including popular sites such as LinkedIn, Snapchat, Venmo, Adobe and X, formerly Twitter) in what experts are calling the largest leak in history.
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Twitter Sued for $500M in Severance After Massive Layoffs
A class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco claims Twitter owes a half-billion dollars to employees cut loose after Elon Musk acquired the platform last fall.
Jury Rules for Elon Musk and Tesla in Investor Lawsuit Over Tweets
A jury decided on Friday that Elon Musk was not liable for investor losses after he tweeted that he had secured funding to take Tesla private in 2018.
Security Researcher Says Twitter Hacked, 200 Million User Email Addresses Leaked
A security researcher said Wednesday that hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum.
Judge Rules Twitter Must Notify Laid-off Workers of Pending Lawsuit
A San Francisco federal judge has ruled that Twitter Inc. must notify the thousands of employees who were laid off following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the company.
Women Sue Twitter Alleging Discriminatory Layoffs
Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over have filed a federal lawsuit against the company.
Twitter Sued Over Musk’s Planned Layoffs
A class-action lawsuit was filed against Twitter following Elon Musk’s planned layoffs.
CA Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Firms to Consider Children’s Health in Designing Products
California’s legislature passed a bill Tuesday that would, for the first time in the United States, require developers of social-media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to consider minors’ physical and mental health when designing their products. The bill was passed unanimously and bipartisanly in the Assembly after passing unanimously in the state Senate… Continue reading CA Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Firms to Consider Children’s Health in Designing Products
Whistleblower Says Twitter Misled U.S. Regulators on Hackers, Spam
Twitter Inc. misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, according to a whistleblower complaint filed by the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko. According to documents relayed by congressional investigators, Zatko, a well-known hacker known as “Mudge,” claimed in an 84-page complaint that Twitter falsely claimed it had a… Continue reading Whistleblower Says Twitter Misled U.S. Regulators on Hackers, Spam
Twitter Hired a Big-Name Law Firm to Sue Elon Musk for Exiting $44B Takeover Bid
Twitter has hired Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP to sue Elon Musk over his decision to cancel a $44 billion deal to acquire the app, according to Bloomberg. The firm specializes in merger litigation and has ties to the Delaware court system, which will hear the case. According to Bloomberg, Twitter intends to sue… Continue reading Twitter Hired a Big-Name Law Firm to Sue Elon Musk for Exiting $44B Takeover Bid