Twitter on Friday admitted a malicious code was inserted into its app that may have compromised some users’ information worldwide.
If you use an Android phone and have the Twitter app installed, you are requested to update Twitter for Android app on Google Play Store asap.
Twitter has faced several vulnerabilities on its platform in the recent past.
The company said it does not have direct evidence that malicious code was inserted in to the app or that this vulnerability was exploited, but it can’t be completely sure.
Twitter Advises Users to Update Android App, Fixes Serious Security Vulnerability
We recently fixed a vulnerability within our Android app. To keep your account safe, please update your app as soon as possible. The update is available here: https://t.co/ImcsssBt9b
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 20, 2019
Twitter said, “We have taken steps to fix this issue and are directly notifying people who could have been exposed to this vulnerability either through the Twitter app or by email with specific instructions to keep them safe.”
“We’re sorry this happened and will continue working to keep your information secure on Twitter,” said the company in the email sent to the Indian users whos accounts data exploited..
To provide more detail, this issue was fixed in Twitter for Android version 7.93.4 (released Nov. 4, 2019 for KitKat) as well as version 8.18 (released Oct. 21, 2019 for Lollipop and newer). Twitter for Android is no longer supported on Android OS versions older than KitKat.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 20, 2019
Twitter says that the vulnerability has been patched in the latest version that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
Twitter recommended updating to the latest version for Android as the issue did not impact “Twitter for iOS”.
If you’re unable to update your app, use https://t.co/fuPJa3nVky. We’re sorry about this and we’ll continue working to keep your information secure on Twitter. To learn more about what happened, read our blog: https://t.co/WuUDZlVaZe
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 20, 2019
“We’re sorry this happened and will keep working to keep your information secure on Twitter,” is all Twitter has to say.
