User:Sophiamagliozzi/2020 Twitter account hijacking

Dmitri Alperovitch, the co-founder of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, described the incident as "the worst hack of a major social media platform yet." Security researchers expressed concerns that the social engineering used to execute the hack could affect the use of social media in important online discussions, including the lead-up into the 2020 United States presidential election. On July 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against three individuals in connection with the incident. The hack also raised many concerns over Twitter's ability to combat future cyber threats. Twitter responded by implementing many security measures such as requiring two factor authentication for employees and limiting access to admin tools.