Twitter API Abused to Uncover User Identities
State-sponsored actors may have been behind the social media abuse, said Twitter. Continue reading Twitter API Abused to Uncover User Identities
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Hackers Exploited Twitter Bug to Find Linked Phone Numbers of Users
Twitter today issued a warning revealing that attackers abused a legitimate functionality on its platform to unauthorizedly determine phone numbers associated with millions of its users’ accounts.
According to Twitter, the vulnerability resided in one… Continue reading Hackers Exploited Twitter Bug to Find Linked Phone Numbers of Users
Vulnerable Twitter API Leaves Tens of Thousands of iOS Apps Open to Attacks
Millions of iOS users could be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that trace back to flawed Twitter code used in popular iPhone apps. Continue reading Vulnerable Twitter API Leaves Tens of Thousands of iOS Apps Open to Attacks
Twitter API Flaw Exposed Users Messages to Wrong Developers For Over a Year
The security and privacy issues with APIs and third-party app developers are something that’s not just Facebook is dealing with.
A bug in Twitter’s API inadvertently exposed some users’ direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to unauthorized third-… Continue reading Twitter API Flaw Exposed Users Messages to Wrong Developers For Over a Year
Twitter Sold Data To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Company
Twitter is the latest company to face backlash for how it handles data privacy after disclosing that it sold data access to a Cambridge Analytica-linked researcher. Continue reading Twitter Sold Data To Cambridge Analytica-Linked Company
This Open Source Script Lets You (and Police) Search Twitter For Guns
A former hacker wrote a script for finding firearms on social media. Continue reading This Open Source Script Lets You (and Police) Search Twitter For Guns