After a series of activities/attacks from hackers on media
organizations and celebrity profiles, Twitter is increasing its security by
bringing up a new login verification system. It will ensure if it is really you
who is signing in, says Twitter.
In recent time,
some twitter feeds were attacked by hackers and even delivered fake tweets from
the accounts of various news organizations like Financial Times and The Associated
Press etc. Also, some hackers got into AP's Twitter account and posted fake
tweets about US President Barack Obama being seriously injured in blasts at
White house.
Recently, Twitter said that it is going to implement a brand
new login verification system which will surely tighten the security of Twitter
accounts. It is actually a type of two-factor authentication I which the second
security check will make sure if is you or an automated application or a hacker
is trying to get access into your account. However, AP suspended their account
on Twitter after the false tweets of bomb blasts at White House by hackers.
Twitter reported that the passwords of nearly 2,50,000
Twitter users were stolen by the hackers after a cyber attack in the month of
February, 2013.
"Of course,
even with this new security option turned on, it is still important for you to
use a strong password and follow the rest of our advice for keeping your
account secure" said Jim O'Leary,
Twitter Product Security.
O'Leary said,
"You will need a confirmed email address and a verified phone
number. After a quick test to confirm that your phone can receive messages
from Twitter, you're ready to go".
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