Target Twitter Fake Bitcoin Giveaway - Revision history

Azoundria at 18:55, 1 May 2023

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	In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered.		In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered.

	This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.		This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.<ref name="nakedsecurity-6934" /><ref name="neowin-6935" /><ref name="9to5google-6936" /><ref name="businessinsider-6938" /><ref name="targettwitter-7205" /><ref name="theverge-6939" /><ref name="thenextweb-6941" /><ref name="thenextweb-7206" /><ref name="thenextweb-7207" /><ref name="wikipedia-7208" />
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			== Technical Details ==
			This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?

	== Total Amount Lost ==		== Total Amount Lost ==
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	== Ongoing Developments ==		== Ongoing Developments ==
	What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?		What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?
			== Individual Prevention Policies ==
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			== Platform Prevention Policies ==
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			== Regulatory Prevention Policies ==
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	== Prevention ~~Policies ==~~		{{Prevention:Regulators:End}}
	~~Which policies could have prevented this event from happening?~~

	== References ==		== References ==

Azoundria at 07:49, 17 February 2023

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	In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered.		In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered.

	This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.		This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.
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	* Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.		* Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
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	== Total Amount Lost ==		== Total Amount Lost ==
	The total amount lost ~~is unknown~~.		The total amount lost has been estimated at $33,000 USD.

	How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?		How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?
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	== Total Amount Recovered ==		== Total Amount Recovered ==
	~~It is unknown how much was~~ recovered.		There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

	What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?		What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?
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	== Prevention Policies ==		== Prevention Policies ==
			Which policies could have prevented this event from happening?

	== References ==		== References ==
	[https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/11/15/official-google-twitter-account-hacked-in-bitcoin-scam/ Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam – Naked Security] (Mar 8)		<references><ref name="nakedsecurity-6934">[https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/11/15/official-google-twitter-account-hacked-in-bitcoin-scam/ Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam – Naked Security] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://www.neowin.net/news/googles-g-suite-account-on-twitter-hacked-to-promote-bitcoin-scam/ Google's G Suite account on Twitter hacked to promote Bitcoin scam - Neowin] (Mar 8)		<ref name="neowin-6935">[https://www.neowin.net/news/googles-g-suite-account-on-twitter-hacked-to-promote-bitcoin-scam/ Google's G Suite account on Twitter hacked to promote Bitcoin scam - Neowin] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://9to5google.com/2018/11/13/official-g-suite-twitter-account-latest-target-of-bitcoin-related-hacking-spree/ G Suite Twitter hacked for Bitcoin scam - 9to5Google] (Mar 8)		<ref name="9to5google-6936">[https://9to5google.com/2018/11/13/official-g-suite-twitter-account-latest-target-of-bitcoin-related-hacking-spree/ G Suite Twitter hacked for Bitcoin scam - 9to5Google] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://www.businessinsider.com/google-g-suite-twitter-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-2018-11 Google's G Suite Twitter Account Hacked, Promotes Bitcoin Giveaway Scam] (Mar 8)		<ref name="businessinsider-6938">[https://www.businessinsider.com/google-g-suite-twitter-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-2018-11 Google's G Suite Twitter Account Hacked, Promotes Bitcoin Giveaway Scam] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://twitter.com/Target/status/1062384241445613568 @Target Twitter] (Mar 8)		<ref name="targettwitter-7205">[https://twitter.com/Target/status/1062384241445613568 @Target Twitter] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/13/18092656/google-g-suite-twitter-account-hacked-bitcoin-scam Google’s G Suite Twitter account is the latest to get hacked in bitcoin scam - The Verge] (Mar 8)		<ref name="theverge-6939">[https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/13/18092656/google-g-suite-twitter-account-hacked-bitcoin-scam Google’s G Suite Twitter account is the latest to get hacked in bitcoin scam - The Verge] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://thenextweb.com/news/google-hack-bitcoin-twitter Google account hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 8)		<ref name="thenextweb-6941">[https://thenextweb.com/news/google-hack-bitcoin-twitter Google account hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 8, 2022)</ref>

	[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-scam-bitcoin-hack Retail giant Target hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 15)		<ref name="thenextweb-7206">[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-scam-bitcoin-hack Retail giant Target hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 15, 2022)</ref>

	[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-hack Target confirms its Twitter was hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam] (Mar 15)		<ref name="thenextweb-7207">[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-hack Target confirms its Twitter was hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam] (Mar 15, 2022)</ref>

	[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target Corporation - Wikipedia] (Mar 15)		<ref name="wikipedia-7208">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target Corporation - Wikipedia] (Mar 15, 2022)</ref></references>

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{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/targettwittercompromised.php}}

In a highly publicized case, the Twitter account of Target Corporation was taken over by hackers, who promptly posted a fake bitcoin giveaway scheme offering millions in prizes. The tweet remained online for roughly 30 minutes before it was taken offline. Up to 5.86 bitcoin ($33k USD) may have been taken during this incident. No funds were recovered.

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

== About None ==
"Target Corporation (doing business as Target and stylized as target), is an American big box department store chain headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the eighth largest retailer in the United States, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. Target established itself as the discount division of the Dayton's Company of Minneapolis in 1962. It began expanding the store nationwide in the 1980s (as part of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation), and introduced new store formats under the Target brand in the 1990s. The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry. The parent company was renamed Target Corporation in 2000, and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004. It suffered from a massive, highly publicized security breach of customer credit card data and the failure of its short-lived Target Canada subsidiary in the early 2010s, but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United States."

"Twitter cryptocurrency scammers have claimed their largest prey ever: hackers briefly hijacked the official account of American retail behemoth Target to push malicious Bitcoin giveaway links to its almost two million followers." "Indeed, the company confirmed a tweet linking to a malicious Bitcoin giveaway remained on its feed for approximately half an hour."

"The tweet, which has since fortunately been deleted, encouraged users to send a small sum of cryptocurrency for a chance to enter a massive $30 million Bitcoin giveaway (5,000 BTC)."

"As it always goes, instead of giving away cryptocurrency, the scammers merely leave naive investors with empty pockets."

"The address used in the Target hack was also used in an attack earlier this week on Elon Musk."

"It remains unclear how successful the attack was, but the Bitcoin address associated with the malicious giveaway links has received only a handful of small transactions today." "Altogether, the Musk/Target scammers scooped 5.86 BTC, amounting to $32,700 as of yesterday’s exchange rate. Yesterday afternoon, the crooks began cashing out, sending money from the scam Bitcoin address to others."

"Update 16:12 UTC: Target has since confirmed the hacking incident in an email to Hard Fork. See its full response here."

“Early this morning, Target’s Twitter account was inappropriately accessed” a company spokesperson told Hard Fork in an email. “The access lasted for approximately half an hour and one fake tweet was posted during that time about a Bitcoin scam.”

"Early this morning, our Twitter account was inappropriately accessed. The access lasted for approx. half an hour & one fake tweet was posted during that time about a bitcoin scam. We have regained control of the account, are in close contact with Twitter & are investigating now."

"“We’re in close contact with Twitter, have deleted the tweet and have locked the account while we investigate further,” the retail giant further told Hard Fork. "Unfortunately, the origin of the breach remains unclear."

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.

Include:

* Known history of when and how the service was started.
* What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
* What marketing materials were used by the firm or business?
* Audits performed, and excerpts that may have been included.
* Business registration documents shown (fake or legitimate).
* How were people recruited to participate?
* Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.

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* Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
* Anything that wasn't reasonably knowable at the time of the event.
There could be more than one section here. If the same platform is involved with multiple incidents, then it can be linked to a main article page.

== The Reality ==
This sections is included if a case involved deception or information that was unknown at the time. Examples include:

* When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
* Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
* How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
* Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.

== What Happened ==
The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.
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== Total Amount Lost ==
The total amount lost is unknown.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

== Immediate Reactions ==
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?

== Ultimate Outcome ==
What was the end result? Was any investigation done? Were any individuals prosecuted? Was there a lawsuit? Was any tracing done?

== Total Amount Recovered ==
It is unknown how much was recovered.

What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?

== Ongoing Developments ==
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?

== Prevention Policies ==

== References ==
[https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/11/15/official-google-twitter-account-hacked-in-bitcoin-scam/ Official Google Twitter account hacked in Bitcoin scam – Naked Security] (Mar 8)

[https://www.neowin.net/news/googles-g-suite-account-on-twitter-hacked-to-promote-bitcoin-scam/ Google's G Suite account on Twitter hacked to promote Bitcoin scam - Neowin] (Mar 8)

[https://9to5google.com/2018/11/13/official-g-suite-twitter-account-latest-target-of-bitcoin-related-hacking-spree/ G Suite Twitter hacked for Bitcoin scam - 9to5Google] (Mar 8)

[https://www.businessinsider.com/google-g-suite-twitter-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-2018-11 Google's G Suite Twitter Account Hacked, Promotes Bitcoin Giveaway Scam] (Mar 8)

[https://twitter.com/Target/status/1062384241445613568 @Target Twitter] (Mar 8)

[https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/13/18092656/google-g-suite-twitter-account-hacked-bitcoin-scam Google’s G Suite Twitter account is the latest to get hacked in bitcoin scam - The Verge] (Mar 8)

[https://thenextweb.com/news/google-hack-bitcoin-twitter Google account hacked to promote Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 8)

[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-scam-bitcoin-hack Retail giant Target hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam on Twitter] (Mar 15)

[https://thenextweb.com/news/target-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-scam-hack Target confirms its Twitter was hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam] (Mar 15)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Corporation Target Corporation - Wikipedia] (Mar 15)