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Netflix Twitter hacked by 'white-hat' group (CNET News)

2016-12-21
Netflix woke up to a not so nice surprise after discovering its official Twitter account had been compromised a tweet reading quote hey it's our mine don't worry we are just testing your security contact us to tell you more about that unquote was posted to the netflix twitter account along with the group's email address self-described white hat hacker group our mine claimed responsibility for the hack posting that tweet from the official netflix twitter account to show people that it was in fact them that have broken in netflix remove the tweets quickly after the hack went public and says quote the compromise was limited to a u.s. Twitter account and has been resolved unquote as for our mine they claim to want to upgrade security for its targets by pointing out security flaws without exploiting them the group also hacked into Marvel's official Twitter account as well as verified accounts for some of Marvel's most famous Avengers including Tony Stark and Captain America the messages posted on the accounts were the same or similar to the message posted to the official netflix twitter account this isn't our minds first time at the hacking rodeo though they have also taken credit for hacks on very high profile tech targets including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and google CEO sundar Pichai for more information check out cnet com I'm Ashley sceva vegan humans
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