Twitter says glitch exposed 'substantial' number of users' passwords

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  1. hawki

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    "(Reuters) - Twitter Inc urged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch exposed some in plain text on its internal computer network.

    The social network said an internal investigation had found no indication passwords were stolen or misused by insiders, but that it urged all users to consider changing their passwords 'out of an abundance of caution.'

    The blog did not say how many passwords were affected."

    http://whtc.com/news/articles/2018/...xposed-substantial-number-of-users-passwords/

    Twitter Blog Post:

    https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/keeping-your-account-secure.html
     
  2. hawki

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    Coincidentally:

    "It's World Password Day, don't forget to make a change

    Global Password Day may not have the same level of prominence as say Groundhog Day, but cybersecurity experts believe dedicating a day to relay the importance of having strong and diverse passwords is of paramount importance."

    https://www.scmagazine.com/its-world-password-day-dont-forget-to-make-a-change/article/763427/
     
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    A closer look at what happened with the Twitter password bug
    Breaking it all down with early comments from the experts
    May 4, 2018

    https://www.techradar.com/news/a-closer-look-at-what-happened-with-the-twitter-password-bug
     
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