Twitter Breach Hits Cyber Education Director Who Formerly Ran the Federal E-Gov Office

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http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/08/twitter-breach-hits-cyber-education-director-who-ran-federal-e-gov-office/69470/

By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov
August 27, 2013

This story has been updated with a response from the victim, Karen Evans.

Hackers apparently have overtaken the Twitter account of a former top 
White House technology official who now runs a cyber education campaign.

On Tuesday morning, the account of Karen Evans, who held what is now the 
federal chief information officer position under President George W. Bush, 
was sending private "direct" messages to acquaintances that stated: "can't 
wait.... [malicious link]." Later, her public Twitter feed, @evans5560, 
was displaying weight loss ads.

As the national director for the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a nonprofit group 
working to build a more skilled cybersecurity workforce, Evans facilitates 
high school and college competitions that lead to information 
security-related scholarships, internships and jobs.

The incident likely is a spam attack not an operation aimed at cyber 
espionage or political disruption, such as a recent campaign in which 
intruders obtained the personal Gmail and Twitter passwords of several 
White House employees who handle social media outreach.

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