According to Twitter, it introduced an update to its code in June 2021, which unfortunately opened the gates for a bug that the social media giant was unaware of initially.
A recent exploited vulnerability on Twitter allowed bad actors to have their hands on the database of different account owners, and it poses a danger for individuals who wish to keep their identity on the platform unknown.
“As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter’s systems, Twitter’s systems would tell the person what Twitter account the submitted email addresses or phone number was associated with, if any,” Twitter admitted on a blog post last Friday detailing the case.
According to Twitter, it introduced an update to its code in June 2021, which unfortunately opened the gates for a bug that the social media giant was unaware of initially.
