Louis Theroux among those hit by Twitter hack exposing security flaw

Cyber firm was able to post tweets on celebrities’ accounts without entering passwords

Louis Theroux and Eamonn Holmes are among celebrities whose Twitter accounts were compromised after a security company was able to post tweets on their behalf without entering a password.

The documentary maker and the news anchor were two of the individuals targeted by Mike Godfrey, who runs the British cybersecurity business Insinia.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2AmvTvJ
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