Twitter warns of direct messaging bug

September 23, 2018 8:54

Social media service Twitter has revealed a flaw could have allowed developers to see users’ direct messages and protected tweets.

The service has issued a warning to some users that a bug in one of their APIs (Application Programming Interface) may have allowed unauthorised developers access to private communications from May 2017 until early this month.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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