Yet ANOTHER T-bird data breach

[orthoclad]

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/hacker-claims-to-have-scrapped-400m-twitter-user-records-a-20801

I guess they mean "scraped". Spell check replaces proofreading.

"A member of a criminal data breach forum claims to have obtained the emails and phone numbers of 400 million Twitter users...

...

includes alleged private email addresses for three dozen well-known personalities, including New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ethereum cryptocurrency founder Vitalik Buterin and cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs.

The posting also includes a link to a spreadsheet containing 1,000 records, a handful of which belong to public institutions and whose listed email addresses appear legitimate."

What's more: the T-bird had to enter into a consent decree with the FTC about protecting users' privacy. I lost track of how many user data breaches have happened since Elmo took over. I wonder how long before enforcement actually acts...
https://dd80b675424c132b90b3-e48385e382d2e5d17821a5e1d8e4c86b.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/external/ecf11stipulatedorder1.pdf
"Defendant is ordered to pay to Plaintiff, by making payment to the Treasurer of the United States, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION dollars ..." filed 5/26/22

I guess firing most of the people who knew what they were doing has a consequence?

If I were on the birdcage, I'd be busy deleting stuff. It won't stop here.

[lindysalsagal]

1. HO-Lee-Crap Batman.

Fire the employees, and it all goes to hell.

[2naSalit]

2. As the bird...

Crashes to the ground. Just wait until those starlink satellites start falling from the sky.

[orthoclad]

3. They do regularly fall

fortunately. They pollute the sky (astronomers hate them), and cause collision hazards. But of course, they have collision-avoidance tech. Like a Tesla car does.