Twilio

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2024
Hackers obtained user data from Twilio-owned 2FA authentication app Authy

Twilio states that threat actors have identified the phone numbers of users of its two-factor authentication app, Authy, TechCrunch reported. Last week, the notorious hacker ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 33 million phone numbers from Twilio. This week the messaging firm told TechCrunch that “threat actors” identified data of Authy users, a two-factor authentication app […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2022
Twilio discloses another security incident that took place in June

Twilio suffered another brief security incident in June 2022, the attack was conducted by the same threat actor of the August hack. The Communications company Twilio announced that it suffered another “brief security incident” on June 29, 2022, the attack was conducted by the same threat actor that in August compromised the company and gained access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2022
Twilio breach let attackers access Authy two-factor accounts of 93 users

Threat actors behind the Twilio hack also gained access to the accounts of 93 individual users of its Authy two-factor authentication (2FA) service. Early August, the communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. The attackers accessed company systems using employee credentials obtained through […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2022
0ktapus phishing campaign: Twilio hackers targeted other 136 organizations

The threat actors behind Twilio and Cloudflare attacks have been linked to a phishing campaign that targeted other 136 organizations. The threat actors behind the attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare have been linked to a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted 136 organizations, security firm Group-IB reported. Most of the victims are organizations providing IT, software development, and cloud services. The campaign, codenamed 0ktapus, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2022
Phone numbers of 1,900 Signal users exposed as a result of Twilio security breach

For about 1,900 users, Twilio hackers could have attempted to re-register their number to another device or learned that their number was registered to Signal. Communication company Twilio provides Signal with phone number verification services, and recent security breach it has suffered had also impacted some users of the popular instant-messaging app. Twilio hackers could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
Hackers behind Twilio data breach also targeted Cloudflare employees

Cloudflare revealed that at least 76 employees and their family members were targeted by smishing attacks similar to the one that hit Twilio. The content delivery network and DDoS mitigation company Cloudflare revealed this week that at least 76 employees and their family members received text messages on their personal and work phones. According to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2022
Twilio discloses data breach that impacted customers and employees

Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach after threat actors have stolen employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. Communications company Twilio discloses a data breach, threat actors had access to the data of some of its customers. The attackers accessed company systems using employee credentials obtained through a sophisticated SMS phishing attack. Twilio is […]