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France's Alstom reports 27% slump in Q1 sales

6 years 3 months ago
France's Alstom, which has agreed to buy Bombardier's transport unit, reported on Thursday a slump of 27% in first-quarter sales as coronavirus lockdown measures slowed rolling stock sales recognition while a traffic decline hit its services and signalling division.

Sensex, Nifty Marginally Higher In Early Trade

6 years 3 months ago
(RTTNews) - Indian shares were marginally higher on Thursday as investors reacted to the latest corporate earnings and data showing that India recorded a trade surplus in June for the first time in more than 18 years.

Oil giants including Exxon set first joint carbon target

6 years 3 months ago
A group of the world's top oil companies including Saudi Aramco, China's CNPC and Exxon Mobil have for the first time set targets to cut their combined greenhouse gas emissions as a proportion of production, as pressure on the sector's climate stance grows.

Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin Scam

6 years 3 months ago

Twitter claims “a coordinated social engineering attack” caused one of the world’s largest social media platforms to melt down on Wednesday after prominent celebrity profiles were used to promote a large-scale bitcoin scam.

  • A mass takeover of big-name celebrities including former Vice President Joe Biden, former U.S. President Barack Obama, Kanye West, and Elon Musk saw their accounts compromised, starting at 19:00 UTC.
  • Twitter said in a series of tweets that hackers targeted “some of” its employees who had access to internal tools, which they used “to take control of many highly-visible (including verified) accounts and Tweet on their behalf.”
  • The social media platform is looking into what else was impacted, while restoring accounts to their users.
  • Motherboard, VICE Magazine’s tech section, said it spoke to two sources who took over accounts, who claimed they paid a Twitter insider to manage the takeovers.
  • Twitter being “highly centralized” led to the hack, said Ben Sigman, CTO at blockchain startup Make Sense Labs.
  • Twitter employees have “godmode” access to create Tweets from any user, Sigman claimed.
  • It’s worth noting all addresses are bench32/Segwit addresses which helps narrow down the wallet and service being used.

See also: Chainalysis Says Bitcoin Scammed From Twitter Users Is ‘On the Move’

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