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title: Twitter hacked and playing cyber defense to protect COVID-19 research - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast
description: In this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we look at the hack of verified Twitter accounts and discuss foreign attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine research from the U.S. and our allies.
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# Twitter hacked and playing cyber defense to protect COVID-19 research - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast

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VLCM

 July 21, 2020

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[Originally posted on cyber24.us:](https://www.cyber24.us/episode-90-twitter-hacked-and-playing-cyber-defense-to-protect-covid-19-research/)

This week’s episode:One of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms had a breach of some of its most high-profile users. In this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we look at the hack of verified Twitter accounts and discuss foreign attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine research from the U.S. and our allies. 

 

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## Panelists:

Dan Schuyler, VLCM  
Anthony Booyse, Sophos

 

## Links:

[Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack?](https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/whos-behind-wednesdays-epic-twitter-hack/)  
[Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-access-panel-account-hacks-biden-uber-bezos)

 

 

 

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