Twitter hack: FBI investigates major Twitter attack
推特被“黑”:FBI 着手调查重大黑客袭击事件
The FBI has launched an investigation after hackers hijacked Twitter accounts of a number of high-profile US figures in an apparent Bitcoin scam. "The accounts appear to have been compromised" to perpetrate cryptocurrency fraud, said the bureau, urging the public to be vigilant.
在一起公然的比特币诈骗案中,黑客操控了多位美国知名人物的推特账号。之后,美国联邦调查局(FBI)对此展开了调查。该局敦促公众提高警惕,表示“这些账号似乎已被黑客入侵”以实施加密货币诈骗。
Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Joe Biden were among those hit in what Twitter said was a "co-ordinated" attack. Their official accounts requested donations in the cryptocurrency.
推特将此次袭击称作“协同”作战,而伊隆·马斯克、比尔·盖茨和乔·拜登均在受害者之列。他们的官方账户向大众发出了用加密货币进行捐款的请求。
"Everyone is asking me to give back," said a tweet from the account of Mr Gates, the Microsoft founder. "You send $1,000, I send you back $2,000."
“每个人都要我回馈社会,”微软的创始人盖茨先生账号的一则推特写道。“你转给我 1000 美元,我就双倍返还。”
The BBC reported from a security source that a web address — cryptoforhealth.com — to which some hacked tweets directed users was registered by a cyber-attacker using the email address mkeyworth5@gmail.com.***
英国广播公司(BBC)根据网络安全领域的消息来源报道称,一些被黑客攻击的推特将用户引导到了一个网址为 cryptoforhealth.com 的网站,该网站是被一名黑客以邮箱 mkeyworth5@gmail.com 注册的。
"Cryptoforhealth" is also a registered user name on Instagram, apparently set up contemporaneously to the hack. The Instagram profile also posted a message that said: "It was a charity attack. Your money will find its way to the right place."
Cryptoforhealth 也是 Instagram 上被注册的一个用户名,这显然是在黑客入侵的同时被创建的。该 Instagram 账号还发布了一条信息称:“这是一次慈善性质的袭击。你们的钱最终将会流向正确的地方。”
In any case, the real identities of the perpetrators are as yet unknown.
无论事实如何,犯罪者的真实身份目前仍然是未知的。
In the short time it was online, the link displayed in the tweets of targeted accounts received hundreds of contributions totalling more than $100,000, according to publicly available blockchain records.
根据公开的区块链记录,被“黑”的推特账户中贴出的这个链接,在上线的短短时间里就收到了数百份捐款,总额超过 10 万美元。
Dr Drew, who co-authored a paper warning about the potential of Twitter being used to sow disinformation, said the latest incident highlighted the need for all major social media platforms to check their security measures, particularly in the run up to the US presidential vote in November.
德鲁博士曾与人合著过一篇论文,对推特平台可能会被用来散布虚假信息发出了警告。他表示,最近的这起事件突显了一个事实:所有主流社交媒体平台都需要检查自己的安全措施,尤其是在 11 月美国总统大选的前夕。
主编:Eein
品控:Lala
审核:Felicity
Photo credit:
By FBI - This file was derived from: Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.svg by Clindberg, Public Domain
JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US / CC BY
Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / CC BY-SA
重点词汇
hack
/hæk/
n.(对他人计算机系统的)侵入
相关词汇:hacker(n. 黑客)
词性拓展:hack(v. 侵入,非法进入(他人的计算机系统))
搭配短语:to hack into the database
搭配短语:to hack the code
英文释义:an act of computer hacking
major
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
adj. 重大的,严重的;主要的,重要的
例句:The traffic jam in the big cities is a major problem.
hijack
/ˈhaɪ.dʒæk/
v. 控制,操纵;劫持
文化补充:在美国推行全国性禁酒的时期,一些帮派成员会面带笑容地接近帮自己的敌对帮派贩卖私酒的卡车司机,并向他们打招呼——“Hi Jack!”,然后迅速掏出枪,把枪口对准他们,大摇大摆地劫走他们的卡车和一整车的酒。
英文释义:to take control of something and use it for your own purposes
high-profile
/ˌhaɪˈproʊ.faɪl/
adj. 引人注目的,备受关注的
相关词汇:profile(n. 公众关注度)
相关词汇:high(adj. 高的)
英文释义:attracting a lot of public attention
反义词:low-profile(adj. 低调的)
相关词汇:low profile(n. 低姿态)
搭配短语:to keep a low profile
compromise
/ˈkɑːm.prə.maɪz/
v. 攻击,攻陷;妥协,让步
近义词:hack (v.)
例句:The password was compromised by the hackers.
perpetrate
/ˈpɝː.pə.treɪt/
v. 犯(罪),干(坏事)
英文释义:to do something that is morally wrong or illegal
近义词:commit
搭配短语:to perpetrate / commit a serious crime
相关词汇:perpetrator(n. 犯罪者,作恶之人)
fraud
/frɑːd/
n. 诈骗(罪),骗局;骗子,骗人的东西
近义词:scam
搭配短语:a fraud(骗子)
同义词:a liar
例句:The ads were just frauds.(骗人的东西)
bureau
/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/
n.(政府部门的)局,司,署,处
英文释义:a government department
搭配短语:Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
vigilant
/ˈvɪdʒ.əl.ənt/
adj. 警觉的,警惕的
相关词汇:vigil(n. 守夜,值夜)
近义词:alert
搭配短语:to stay vigilant / alert
co-ordinated
/koʊˈɔːr.dən.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
adj. 协调一致的,协同的
相关词汇:co-ordinate(v. 调节,协调)
英文释义:effectively organized
contemporaneously
/kənˌtem.pəˈreɪ.ni.əs.li/
adv. 同时发生地
相关词汇:contemporaneous(adj. 同时发生、存在的)
英文释义:happening or done in the same period of time
例句:The castle is contemporaneous with the church.
相关词汇:contemporary(adj. 现代的,当代的)
搭配短语:the contemporary art
in any case
无论如何,不管怎么样
英文释义:whatever the situation is
as yet
到目前为止
英文释义:up to the present time or so far
例句:They've had no luck as yet.
total
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
v. 总数达……,合计为……
例句:The unit's exports will total $1 million this year.
blockchain
/ˈblɑːk.tʃeɪn/
n. 区块链
相关词汇:block(n. 街区;块)
相关词汇:chain(n. 链子,链条)
文化补充:区块链(blockchain)起源于比特币,是一个信息技术领域的术语。简单来说,从应用视角来看,区块链是一个分布式的共享账本和数据库,能够记录比特币的交易信息。它具有去中心化、不可篡改、全程留痕、可以追溯、集体维护和公开透明等特点。
sow
/soʊ/
v. 传播,散布;播(种)
例句:You reap what you sow.(种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。)
英文释义:cause to appear or spread
搭配短语:to sow doubts / confusion
disinformation
/ˌdɪs.ɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
n.(尤指政治上故意透露的)假消息,假情报
词根词缀:dis-(表否定)
派生词:disadvantage(n. 缺点,缺陷)
近义词:misinformation
词义辨析:disinformation, misinformation
misinformation 可泛指一切不正确的假消息,包括刻意制造的或被人无意传播的。而 disinformation 尤其指在政治上故意透露的假消息。