Three individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in the July 15 hack on Twitter. The incident resulted in Twitter profiles for some of the worlds most recognizable celebrities, executives and public figures. The hackers targeted 130 Twitter accounts, tweeting from 45 of them, accessing the direct messages of 36 accounts, and downloading the Twitter data of seven. Twitter released more details about how the hack went down, saying the intruders targeted a small number of employees through a phone spear phishing attack, that relies on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/07/three-charged-in-july-15-twitter-compromise/