Friday, May 24, 2013

Twitter sets up a double security - metro news

Twitter locks security. The microblogging site announced as expected double-check the connection profile. It is “a double-check to be sure that it is you,” said the social network to its users in a note published on his blog.

“You’ll need an email address and a valid phone number. After a quick test to see if your phone can receive messages from Twitter, you can get started,” said Jim O ‘ Leary in charge of security at Twitter.

a necessary measure against piracy

new security system will send a message on the phone of the subscriber with a verification code to enter to log in addition to the traditional password. “Of course, even with this option enabled security, it is important that customers use a secure password and they follow the rest of our recommendations for their account remains secure,” said Jim O’Leary.

This follows the hacking of accounts of large media groups such as the Financial Times, The Associated Press or any of those of the Agence France-Presse. A fake tweet published in late April on behalf of the AP agency announced an attack on the White House.

had thus provoked a strong reaction to the New York Stock Exchange, even though things were then returned to normal. A group called the Syrian Electronic Army (“Syrian Electronic Army”, SEA), apparently affiliated with Bashar al-Assad, claimed responsibility for hacking the accounts of the AFP, AP and other media.

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