Twitter is warning its 336 million users that it has discovered a glitch in the system that stores users’ passwords. The social media giant is urging users to change their passwords immediately, as well as to change their passwords on any other service where they may have used the same one to login.
“We have fixed the bug, and our investigation shows no indication of breach or misuse by anyone,” Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer, wrote in a blog post announcing the glitch. “We are very sorry this happened.”
Users can change their password when they open the Twitter website or app and tap on their profile picture. From the web, click on the “settings and privacy” option from a drop-down list, and then go to “password” on the left-hand side. From the mobile app, click on “settings and privacy,” then “account,” and “change password.”
Source: “Twitter Advises 336 Million Users to Change Their Passwords. Here’s How You Can,” USA Today (May 3, 2018)
