there has been a breach in the security
The social network Twitter reported on Monday of a “unusual activity” with IP addresses from China and Saudi Arabia that uncovered some data from the accounts of its users.
according to a release from Twitter, this activity “might” have links with “actors sponsored by the State.”
The security breach, which involved a form of help to the user, is detected by the 15 of November and the next day he was resolved, according to Twitter.
During these hours, we uncovered some data of some accounts, such as the code of the country of users with phone number in the system.
“The problem is not exhibited the complete phone number or other personal data,” said Twitter, which also said that those affected have already been notified.
however, the shares of Twitter fell almost 7%, its biggest decline in two months, after which the signature will ensure that investigating this suspicious traffic, despite the fact that the problem was fixed the past November 16.
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