Childish Hacker Hits ‘Oculus’ President, Posts Immature Tweets

As the latest example in a series of high-profile hacking that involved the likes of Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg and actor Channing Tatum, the President of “Oculus,” Brendan Iribe had his Twitter account hacked. Unlike the others, however, it seems the hacker in question was less a nefarious criminal or confused defender, and more of a child playing a prank.

As TechCrunch reports, the incident occurred last Wednesday and while the hacker had control over Iribe’s Twitter account, he posted Tweets announcing the new CEO of “Oculus.” Had this been the only Tweet sent, it would have caused some confusion among Iribe’s followers, possibly even convincing some that there has indeed been a change in the CEO’s position. Fortunately, the hacker couldn’t resist and had to post more, even going so far as to taunt Iribe.

TechCrunch actually corresponded with the hacker who revealed that he was able to gain access to Iribe’s Twitter account after the breach of MySpace’s security the month before. He also mentioned that he would have been able to access the “Oculus” CEO’s email had the two-factor authentication not been in place, this is where the problem originates.

Twitter already has the same two-factor authentication system, which could have prevented this, as well as all the other cases of account hacking that occurred involving high-profile names. Iribe’s use of an old password, which he used in other accounts also made the hacker’s job a lot easier.

This negligence on the part of victims who should know better on account of the industry they are working in made PC Mag write a rather sarcastic post while covering the issue, reminding everyone about the importance of modern security measures. There is a reason why sites like Twitter offer two-factor authentication, but it seems Zuckerberg and other giants in the tech industry have been oblivious to the advantages of such systems until they were victimized.