There is a new form of war going on today; a much more high tech and discreet attack are being perpetuated every now and then. You might have been already a victim of these attacks without you knowing it. That is why in this era of digital warfare mostly manifested through hacking, one should be careful of his social media accounts and any other online accounts for that matter.
Social media accounts have been the easiest and frequent target of most hackers. That is why just recently Twitter warned a number of users for a possible state sponsored attacks. According to cnet;
"The microblogging service sent emails to an unknown number of users warning that hackers may be trying to obtain phone numbers, email addresses and IP addresses, according to Twitter users who have received the emails. The emails warn that while Twitter is not certain recipients' personal information was obtained, it has reason to believe they were intended targets."
The threat of online theft is indeed existing and damaging. However, Twitter account owners should not yet panic for based on the letter, Twitter stated that, "At this time, we have no evidence they obtained your account information, but we're actively investigating this matter. We wish we had more we could share, but we don't have any additional information we can provide at this time." The said statement came from Coldhak, a Canada-based nonprofit organization that posted a copy of the letter it received on Twitter.
Though there was still no exact proof, it would be better to be extra careful with what you post and share via social media. It can be remembered that several attack were made such as the one that crippled Sony Entertainment and revealed their private information to the public. The said attack was traced by the FBI to be coming from North Korea. And most recently an online war was declared by the hacker group "Anonymous" against the terrorist group "ISIS." And it might have some serious repercussion later on.
