Hacker Leaks Details Of 15,000 Twitter Accounts; A Quick 3-Step Guide To Protect Your Account Right Now
On Tuesday, a hacker from Mauritania gained access to more than 15,000 Twitter accounts’ user IDs and the associated OAuth tokens used to connect Twitter accounts to third-party services.
The self-dubbed Mauritania Attacker published his haul, which does not include Twitter user passwords, online.
Below, more details on the situation and how to protect your account right now.
According to a Twitter spokesperson, the network has “investigated the situation and can confirm that no Twitter accounts were compromised.”
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