Twitter says ‘poison pill’ defence makes ‘coercive’ takeover difficult

Twitter’s board of directors says it adopted a so-called “poison pill” defense in order to protect the social media platform from coercive or unfair takeover tactics.The logo for Twitter appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed an…Continue Reading

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal encouraged employees to remain focused and told them “we as employees control what happens” Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal encouraged employees to remain focused and told them “we as employees control what happens” Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal sought to reassure employees during an all-hands meeting on…Continue Reading

For around 29 minutes on Saturday, the social media account of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office was hacked, a PTI report said citing senior officer.    In the hack, around 400-500 tweets were sent from the official Twitter handle of the office in the early hours of Saturday.    After the case was registered with…Continue Reading

Team India wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is facing his former Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore in match no. 13 of IPL 2022. Chahal was roped in by Rajasthan Royals for an amount of 6.50 crores in the IPL 2022 mega auction, after being released by RCB. Chahal was one of the top performers for RCB in…Continue Reading

Actor John Abraham’s latest release Attack Part 1 where he is seen playing an AI super-soldier, seems to have become a hit among the fans. Starting from the gripping trailer to the actor’s high-octane action stunts, the film is sure to give a spectacular visual treat to every moviegoer. The film will feature Rahul Preet…Continue Reading

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Published: Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 11:04 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 28: The Delhi High Court on Monday rapped Twitter for failing to voluntarily take action against an account for alleged posting content against a Hindu Goddess, saying the US-based micro-blogging platform was…Continue Reading

What the Modi Twitter breach tells us about hackers

SynopsisAs implausible as the hackers’ message sounds, the entire incident — from exploit to outcome — tells us a lot about hacking culture and the variety of actors out there trying to break into computer systems.PTIOne can only image what might have happened if Modi’s Twitter account decided to declare a second demonetisation or a…Continue Reading

PM Modi’s Twitter account hacking: Over 30,000 cyber attacks targeted govt organisations this year

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was hacked for a brief time on Sunday with a tweet declaring that India has “officially adopted bitcoin as legal tender”. The Prime Minister’s Office later said the account was immediately secured after the matter was escalated to Twitter. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very…Continue Reading

PM Modi’s Twitter handle ‘very briefly’ compromised, restored later

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised”, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) informed on Sunday. It was secured later after the matter was escalated to the micro-blogging site. “The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured.…Continue Reading