Twitter hit by 'sophisticated' cyber attack

Twitter says the passwords of about 250,000 users have been stolen stolen in a sophisticated cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets.

Twitter's information security director Bob Lord says the security breach appeared to be similar to attacks suffered recently by other American media and technology companies including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

"This attack was not the work of amateurs, and we do not believe it was an isolated incident," Mr Lord said in a blog post.

Mr Lord referred to an "uptick in large-scale security attacks aimed at US technology and...

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We hear more and more about the activity of hackers these days and 'cyber security' is becoming an important topic. The search for a way to ensure website security is ongoing.