More than 32 million Twitter accounts could see their security compromised after a group of hackers have used malicious software to obtain passwords
the website said LeakedSource million Twitter these credentials are for sale on the Internet . But that’s not all: he confirmed receiving a copy of the stolen information through a user named “Tessa88@exploit.im”, the same person who leaked a week ago another computer attack similar in Russian social network VK
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From Twiter states that no one has accessed their systems, something that fits with the explanation LeakedSource, which holds that password theft occurred by malicious code (malware) managed to infect browsers like Firefox or Chrome. Apparently most compromised accounts are Russian.
“We are confident that these user names and credentials have not been obtained through a security hole in Twitter, the security of our systems will not have compromised, “said a spokesman for the social network of 140 characters
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“we have been working to help keep protected accounts taking control of our data against what has recently occurred with other infiltration passwords” added from Twitter.
the social network refers to the recent hacks that have suffered services like MySpace, LinkedIn and Tumblr , and whose most visible demonstration was obtaining passwords from various social networks own Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook.
to check if your account was not attacked just have to enter LeakedSource website and enter the email address linked to the account or user name
(Source: La Vanguardia).
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