Author Topic: Twitter resets 'hacked' passwords after being compromised (sends email to users)  (Read 68 times)

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The BBC - November 2012

Thousands of Twitter users have received emails warning their account has been compromised by a third party.

Some accounts had been compromised, but other users had received the emails after Twitter had unintentionally reset unaffected passwords, the company said.

The mass email coincided with incidents involving several high-profile accounts, including at least one account belonging to the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20256682

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