If you’re a user of Twitter (like us, and 330 million other users) then you would have received an email either this morning or yesterday informing you that you need to change your password.

It was uncovered yesterday that a bug had been found, which unmasked users passwords which are were stored in an internal log. Twitter has stressed that there have been no data breaches, intrusions, or misuse by anyone.

In their statement sent yesterday, Twitter say:

“When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the company can see it. We recently identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log. We have fixed the bug, and our investigation shows no indication of breach or misuse by anyone.

Out of an abundance of caution, we ask that you consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this password. You can change your Twitter password anytime by going to the password settings page.”

You can read the full press release/blog post here.

Twitter gives the following advice to ensure that your account is safe:

“Again, although we have no reason to believe password information ever left Twitter’s systems or was misused by anyone, there are a few steps you can take to help us keep your account safe:

  1. Change your password on Twitter and on any other service where you may have used the same password.
  2. Use a strong password that you don’t reuse on other websites.
  3. Enable login verification, also known as two factor authentication. This is the single best action you can take to increase your account security.
  4. Use a password manager to make sure you’re using strong, unique passwords everywhere.

We are very sorry this happened. We recognize and appreciate the trust you place in us, and are committed to earning that trust every day.”



By Cork Safety Alerts

Administrator of Cork Safety Alerts.