NBC’s Ben Collins on Twitter Hack: ‘This Could Have Been a Really Dangerous Day’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT An NBC ░░░░░░░░ reporter and the first ░░░░░░░░ I turn to for ░░░░░░░░ like this Ben you ░░░░░░░░ had a few hours ░░░░░░░░ digest this and talk ░░░░░░░░ people What does the ░░░░░░░░ of the access to ░░░░░░░░ particular high profile accounts ░░░░░░░░ this hack tell you ░░░░░░░░ tells me that this ░░░░░░░░ have been a really ░░░░░░░░ day not just for ░░░░░░░░ but for the world ░░░░░░░░ know we don t ░░░░░░░░ fully understand what happened ░░░░░░░░ Neither does Twitter really ░░░░░░░░ took some steps They ░░░░░░░░ Twitter accounts from tweeting ░░░░░░░░ the interim But we ░░░░░░░░ t know if the ░░░░░░░░ who hacked this had ░░░░░░░░ to people s direct ░░░░░░░░ If they did that ░░░░░░░░ a national security issue ░░░░░░░░ And they could have ░░░░░░░░ anything Thankfully I think ░░░░░░░░ got lucky so far ░░░░░░░░ know they just wanted ░░░░░░░░ s Bitcoin They wanted ░░░░░░░░ make a quick buck ░░░░░░░░ they wanted more than ░░░░░░░░ if they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ chaos destabilize the world ░░░░░░░░ really could have done ░░░░░░░░ today We got a ░░░░░░░░ message from Jack Dorsey ░░░░░░░░ they re working on ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ us more information when ░░░░░░░░ get it But really ░░░░░░░░ latter question what you ░░░░░░░░ said is the more ░░░░░░░░ manner It does seem ░░░░░░░░ money was sent to ░░░░░░░░ accounts But they sort ░░░░░░░░ shut down the operation ░░░░░░░░ soon I still don ░░░░░░░░ have my Twitter account ░░░░░░░░ But the bigger consequence ░░░░░░░░ is how does Twitter ░░░░░░░░ forward on the understanding ░░░░░░░░ can be hacked like ░░░░░░░░ Really you can t ░░░░░░░░ now They have to ░░░░░░░░ this thing first I ░░░░░░░░ shocked at the websites ░░░░░░░░ have for this Kanye ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and people ░░░░░░░░ use Bitcoin you know ░░░░░░░░ were able to get ░░░░░░░░ dupes over 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ the first couple of ░░░░░░░░ We don t really ░░░░░░░░ what happened There are ░░░░░░░░ out there by people ░░░░░░░░ work in dark web ░░░░░░░░ who go and buy ░░░░░░░░ accounts that maybe there ░░░░░░░░ some access to the ░░░░░░░░ console which is the ░░░░░░░░ of the back end ░░░░░░░░ Twitter which allows you ░░░░░░░░ tweet from any account ░░░░░░░░ Twitter And like you ░░░░░░░░ you know we have ░░░░░░░░ president that will tweet ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ night that you know ░░░░░░░░ cause some panic These ░░░░░░░░ could have done an ░░░░░░░░ amount of harm Maybe ░░░░░░░░ still can We re ░░░░░░░░ this didn t happen ░░░░░░░░ November 1st November 2nd ░░░░░░░░ it happened now and ░░░░░░░░ they wanted was some ░░░░░░░░ Yeah You say about ░░░░░░░░ 000 may have been ░░░░░░░░ I m fascinated that ░░░░░░░░ would find a Bitcoin ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter and send ░░░░░░░░ money I don t ░░░░░░░░ most people do that ░░░░░░░░ there is a connection ░░░░░░░░ the brothers here and ░░░░░░░░ site that was used ░░░░░░░░ collect the Bitcoin What ░░░░░░░░ that Yeah They were ░░░░░░░░ of the first accounts ░░░░░░░░ too They sent us ░░░░░░░░ to this wallet basically ░░░░░░░░ they can shut down ░░░░░░░░ the transaction So these ░░░░░░░░ didn t even collect ░░░░░░░░ much money It s ░░░░░░░░ that that s the ░░░░░░░░ part about this to ░░░░░░░░ These people probably spent ░░░░░░░░ lot of money for ░░░░░░░░ and probably took a ░░░░░░░░ of time to figure ░░░░░░░░ who they were going ░░░░░░░░ Target and how they ░░░░░░░░ going to do it ░░░░░░░░ was no way to ░░░░░░░░ this down Some of ░░░░░░░░ Tweets from Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ account were up for ░░░░░░░░ long time maybe an ░░░░░░░░ That s the weird ░░░░░░░░ to me It wasn ░░░░░░░░ fully thought out or ░░░░░░░░ it was fully thought ░░░░░░░░ but it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ well engineered And I ░░░░░░░░ t know It s ░░░░░░░░ fully there yet Right ░░░░░░░░ it looks like we ░░░░░░░░ really lucky but we ░░░░░░░░ t know that yet ░░░░░░░░ I know there have ░░░░░░░░ been calls I know ░░░░░░░░ Josh holly of Missouri ░░░░░░░░ on top of this ░░░░░░░░ s calling for something ░░░░░░░░ s calling foack Dorsey ░░░░░░░░ Twitter to come before ░░░░░░░░ Josh holly who has ░░░░░░░░ a thorn in the ░░░░░░░░ of social media companies ░░░░░░░░ a while now you ░░░░░░░░ has a really good ░░░░░░░░ now to say hey ░░░░░░░░ this a safe website ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ question to ask at ░░░░░░░░ point because if you ░░░░░░░░ the prevailing notion right ░░░░░░░░ is that somebody at ░░░░░░░░ was hacked and had ░░░░░░░░ credentials spread around to ░░░░░░░░ dark web that were ░░░░░░░░ sold or used by ░░░░░░░░ person if that s ░░░░░░░░ case that s not ░░░░░░░░ security for a website ░░░░░░░░ by the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States to make ░░░░░░░░ Just simply isn t ░░░░░░░░ there are many issues ░░░░░░░░ play there but at ░░░░░░░░ end of the day ░░░░░░░░ website had to be ░░░░░░░░ buttoned up with security.