There is a reason you don't see this type of attack more often, and it's not because it's difficult to do.
It's because social engineering attacks are noisy as heck. Within 30 minutes of them posting these tweets, you can bet the FBI was already on the line with Twitter's security team.
The fact that they chose to do this attack at all demonstrates how amateur they were.
It's because social engineering attacks are noisy as heck. Within 30 minutes of them posting these tweets, you can bet the FBI was already on the line with Twitter's security team.
The fact that they chose to do this attack at all demonstrates how amateur they were.