{"id":37198,"date":"2020-09-18T17:04:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/31590\/Twitter-Beefs-Up-Security-For-US-Election-Candidates.html"},"modified":"2020-09-18T17:04:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:04:23","slug":"twitter-beefs-up-security-for-us-election-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/twitter-beefs-up-security-for-us-election-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Beefs Up Security For US Election Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<style data-emotion-css=\"94m6rd-HeadingWrapper\">.css-94m6rd-HeadingWrapper{border-bottom:solid 1px #BABABA;padding-bottom:1.5rem;}.css-94m6rd-HeadingWrapper > *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-top:1rem;}<\/style>\n<header class=\"css-94m6rd-HeadingWrapper e1nh2i2l1\">\n<style 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e5tfeyi0\">Twitter has automatically activated extra account protection for politicians and key figures in the forthcoming US election.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>A select group of election-related accounts will have to make immediate changes to improve their security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>Twitter was the victim of one of the most significant hacks of a social network in history, in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>It said it had learned &#8220;from the experience of past security incidents&#8221; and was focused on election security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" 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data-component=\"unordered-list-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\">\n<div class=\"css-83cqas-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2\">\n<style data-emotion-css=\"1pzprxn-BulletListContainer\">.css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer{margin-left:1.5rem;}.css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer *:not([hidden]):not(style) ~ *:not([hidden]):not(style){margin-top:1rem;}.css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer ul{list-style-type:disc;}.css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer ol{list-style-type:decimal;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"css-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>The Executive Branch (including the president and vice-president)<\/li>\n<li>Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate)<\/li>\n<li>US governors and secretaries of state<\/li>\n<li>Presidential campaigns, political parties and candidates<\/li>\n<li>Significant news outlets and political journalists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>Starting this week, those accounts will start receiving in-app notifications of immediate changes on the user&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>Under the new rules, they will need to use a strong password &#8211; those that do not meet Twitter&#8217;s standards will be required to change it the next time they log in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>All the accounts have had password reset protection enabled by default &#8211; a safety measure that requires the account holder to confirm the email address and password on file if they want to reset their password.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>And they will also be encouraged &#8211; but not required &#8211; to enable two-factor authentication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style data-emotion-css=\"72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper\">.css-72p885-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper{margin:1.5rem 0;padding-top:1rem;}<\/style>\n<p><style data-emotion-css=\"1jlqpzd-StyledHeading\">.css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading{font-family:ReithSerif,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.75rem;color:#3F3F42;}@media (min-width:37.5rem){.css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading{font-size:2rem;line-height:2.25rem;}}.css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading:focus{outline-style:none;}.css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading:focus-visible{outline-style:auto;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"css-1jlqpzd-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">Hack history<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"css-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i82\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>The June hack saw some of the world&#8217;s most notable celebrities &#8211; such as Bill Gates, Joe 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