Insider threats & social media
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Three young hackers were charged July 31 in the hijacking of dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts, including those belonging to presidential candidate Joe Biden, former President Obama, and other public figures. The fake tweets briefly promoted a bitcoin scam that nabbed over $100,000. But the hackers’ tactics point out how vulnerabilities at such tech platforms can now also pose a risk to national security in the United States and elsewhere.