Due to an internal vulnerability, online messaging service Twitter has asked its approximately 330 million users to change ir passwords as a precaution – even on or platforms, if an identical password was used re. An error now detected in software caused passwords to be stored in an internal directory unencrypted, company shared on Thursday. There is no evidence of misuse of passwords.
The precaution was sensible, although error has now been remedied, it was said by company. Twitter technology chief Parag Agrawal wrote in a blog entry that company stores passwords encrypted or "decomposed" by using arbitrary numbers and letters Ersetztwürden. However, system error caused pass wörtervor of encryption to be in internal log file Geschriebenworden. The group discovered vulnerability after eigenenAngaben itself and repaired it accordingly. "We are very sorry that this has happened," wrote Agrawal.
Twitter did not share how many passwords were revealed or how long y were visible. However, a person familiar with matter said that number was "substantial". In addition, breakdown bereitsvor weeks had been discovered. Twitter had notified incident Daraufhineinigen authorities.
The incident occurred at a time when more information is being discussed about protection of user data. Lastly, online network Facebook was shaken by a data scandal: data of around 87 million Facebook users were skimmed by data analysis company Cambridge Analytica and are n to be pirated for election campaign of today's US president Donald Trump has been used.
Twitter lags in popularity with or social networks like Facebook far behind. While service is very popular with politicians, journalists, activists and celebrities from film to music to sport, general population remains poorly represented re. However, a number of reforms have increased attractiveness of service in recent times. These include live videos, a number of partnerships, for example in sports, and doubling of text lengths from 140 to 280 characters.
Date Of Update: 05 May 2018, 12:03
