Twitter revealed that it recently suffered a computer glitch that exposed some user passwords in plain text.
Even though the company says there’s no accurate evidence that it was a breach – they recommend that users change their passwords.
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.
About the bug:
We mask passwords through a process called hashing using a function known as bcrypt, which replaces the actual password with a random set of numbers and letters that are stored in Twitter’s system. This allows our systems to validate your account credentials without revealing your password. This is an industry standard.
Due to a bug, passwords were written to an internal log before completing the hashing process. We found this error ourselves, removed the passwords, and are implementing plans to prevent this bug from happening again.
To change your password, login to your profile, head to Settings & Privacy >> Password and make changes.
It’s a wise thing to always change your social media passwords once in a while.
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