Posted on 05/03/2018 5:32:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Twitter is urging its users to change their passwords following a bug that was identified on the social media platform. While the bug has since been fixed, the company assures users there were no signs of breach or misuse of the passwords by anyone.
In an effort to establish complete transparency, Twitter Chief Technical Officer Parag Agrawal took to Twitter’s blog to explain exactly what happened. When setting a password on your Twitter account, the platform uses technology that masks it so that no one else at the company can see it.
Twitter’s passwords are masked through a process called hashtag that uses a function known as bcrypt. This means that the passwords are replaced with a random set of numbers and letters stored within Twitter’s system. That way, the company can validate your account without giving away your password.
But due to the bug, passwords were written to an internal log before the hashtag process was completed — leaving them exposed. Twitter found the bug, removed the passwords from the log, and are planning ways to prevent this from occurring in the future.
While the company hasn’t found evidence the password information left Twitter’s systems, or was taken by anyone, it still recommends users to take the necessary precautions. Knowing its system can be accessed by its employees, it’s definitely best to change your password just in case.
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Is there a way to stay informed and do research on the internet, while avoiding all of those Ad spies. You need an honest search engine, FreeRepublic (but don’t click on link..etc. What else? Must use Linux, email program (not ad supported).
Change my password??? I can’t get onto twitter. It wouldn’t accept my password, so I tried changing it. It says it will send me a link, but doesn’t. So I tried setting up a new account. It won’t let me, saying that I am already signed up. I haven’t been able to get on for a long time.
Don’t sign up with anything
Oka. I’ll change my password to “BUG”. Is that good enough?
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