For casual observers, it’s been fun watching the Twitter hacking that’s happened to several businesses over the past few days.
First, hackers got into Burger King’s Twitter account to say the company had been sold to McDonald’s. (Not true.) Then someone used the Jeep account to say that business had been sold to Cadillac. (Also not true.) A day later, it appeared that similar hackers had gotten into the MTV and BET Twitter accounts, although that was later confirmed to be a PR stunt.
Of course, it’s all fun and games when it happens to someone else. But how can you protect your business’ Twitter account from online hackers? Here are some tips:
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- Flip side to Burger King Twitter hack: Many new followers (Computer World)
- Launching an App? Post Your Privacy Policy (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
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- Customer ID Theft: Are Businesses Liable? (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
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