(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had intensified its search for an information security chief in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the high-profile account breach on Wednesday raised alarm about the platform’s security. The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an investigation into Twitter’s hacking, …
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