"How I lost my $50,000 Twitter username"

[peteyt]

Meh I still wouldn't turn down 50k for something I'm never gonna use

Maybe he planned to use it as I own a few domains for example that aren't in use at the moment but will be eventually. Also they probably would have wanted the twitter first before the money as it was a large amount and then would have just refused to pay. Twitter wouldn't be able to help with that as it's against their terms to sell a username.

As for the incident it just shows how untrustworthy companies are but the sad thing is nothing much will happen.

[xxMATTGxx]

A further update from PayPal: https://www.paypal-forward.com/leade...ity-seriously/

[wixard]

so who do you guys think is lying

[xxMATTGxx]

so who do you guys think is lying

GoDaddy Admits Hacker’s Social Engineering Led It To Divulge Info In @N Twitter Account Hack

GoDaddy Chief Information Security Office Todd Redfoot issued TechCrunch the following a statement about the hack:

Our review of the situation reveals that the hacker was already in possession of a large portion of the customer information needed to access the account at the time he contacted GoDaddy. The hacker then socially engineered an employee to provide the remaining information needed to access the customer account. The customer has since regained full access to his GoDaddy account, and we are working with industry partners to help restore services from other providers.

Read the full article at:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/29/god...-account-hack/

You can also follow and read the tweets from the actual guy who used to own the @N account at: https://twitter.com/N_is_stolen

[wixard]

i'm good at social engineering

whats your mothers maiden name matt g

[GommeInc]

You can also follow and read the tweets from the actual guy who used to own the @N account at: https://twitter.com/N_is_stolen

I like how another registrar is advertising itself based on how bad GoDaddy is, even so far as to advertise domain transfers. Why anyone is with GoDaddy though is shocking. It was decades ago now since it was a legitimate, reputable company...

[Zak]

A username worth $50,000. I'd be more than angry if I lost a potential $50,000.

I was thinking if I owned that account and they offered me $50,000 I'd take it!

[HarrySX]

PayPal is a shoddy company but those that believed they gave out the CC information are fools - they wouldn't do this. Just because the guy who stole his Twitter handle made the claim, doesn't mean it's true. If he said he called up the "victim's" bank and retrieved the CC info, would people still believe the claim?

This was another GoDaddy **** up and another of many reasons people shouldn't be influenced by their marketing (read: godaddy super bowl), it's time folks started using a reputable domain registrar, not those with big advertising budgets.

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so who do you guys think is lying

The guy who stole the Twitter username fo' sure.

[CrazyLemurs]

I am disgusted that something like this could happen, as I feel something like a rare username or web domain is an untapped currency for a lot of people like @N and anything like what has happened shouldn't. I think @N should be able to prosecute, really. It's theft, even if the item is virtual...

[peteyt]

Well after reading this yesterday and my host Namecheap recently launching its own Two-Factor authentication service, I have just turned mine on. As for GoDaddy, after reading all the issues I like many others am surprised they are still around and that they still have customers