---
title: "Twitter Says Spear-Phishing Attack On Employees Led To Breach"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/twitter-says-spear-phishing-attack-on-employees-led-to-breach/"
date: "2020-08-07T03:41:07+00:00"
section: "Vendor News"
tags:
  - "Blockchain"
  - "Cryptocurrency"
  - "Cyber Attack"
  - "Cyber Attackers"
  - "Hackers"
  - "Hacking"
  - "Spear Phishing"
  - "Twitter"
source: "news.tunf.com"
source_url: "https://news.tunf.com/twitter-says-spear-phishing-attack-on-employees-led-to-breach/002021"
---

# Twitter Says Spear-Phishing Attack On Employees Led To Breach

August 7, 2020 · Reported by news.tunf.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2020/twitter-says-spear-phishing-attack-on-employees-led-to-breach.jpg)

> On Thursday, Twitter, whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, announced that the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone “spear-phishing” attack.

[Read the full article at news.tunf.com](https://news.tunf.com/twitter-says-spear-phishing-attack-on-employees-led-to-breach/002021)

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