Twitter has asked its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after an internal bug was discovered that could have exposed personal data. This glitch occurred because the passwords were written to an internal registry without completing the ‘hashing’ process, a method by which the text written by the user when creating their password is replaced by a series of numbers and letters.
The recommendation was posted yesterday, May 3, on the company’s blog, although both the blog post and a tweet published by Jack Dorsey, the company’s CEO, acknowledge that they have solved the problem and that there is no indication of “non-compliance or misuse by anyone”.
We recently discovered a bug where account passwords were being written to an internal log before completing a masking/hashing process. We’ve fixed, see no indication of breach or misuse, and believe it’s important for us to be open about this internal defect. https://t.co/BJezo7Gk00
— jack (@jack) May 3, 2018
As a precaution, Twitter recommends changing the password on all devices where the social network may have been used, using secure passwords, enabling two-step verification and using a password manager, such as those offered by Panda Security products.
We recently found a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log. We fixed the bug and have no indication of a breach or misuse by anyone. As a precaution, consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this password. https://t.co/RyEDvQOTaZ
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) May 3, 2018
How to change your Twitter password:
- Click the Password tab.
- Enter your current password.
- Choose your new password.
- Save your changes by clicking ‘Save changes’.
Twitter regrets the error and is committed to continue working to ensure the safety of its users.
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