Twitter is urging all of its 330 meg users to alter their passwords afterward a software glitch unintentionally exposed its users' passwords past times storing them inwards readable text on its internal figurer system.
The social media network disclosed the number inwards an official blog post in addition to a serial of tweets from Twitter Support.
According to Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal, Twitter hashes passwords using a pop constituent known every bit bcrypt, which replaces an actual password amongst a random ready of numbers in addition to letters in addition to and then stored it inwards its systems.
This allows the fellowship to validate users' credentials without revealing their actual passwords, land besides masking them inwards a agency that non fifty-fifty Twitter employees tin encounter them.
Parag said Twitter had constitute in addition to resolved the occupation itself, in addition to an internal investigation had constitute no indication of breach or passwords beingness stolen or misused past times insiders.
"We constitute this mistake ourselves, removed the passwords, in addition to are implementing plans to foreclose this põrnikas from happening again," Parag said.
"We are really distressing this happened. We recognize in addition to appreciate the trust yous house inwards us, in addition to are committed to earning that trust every day."
Still, the fellowship urged all of its 363 Million users to watch changing their passwords to endure on a safer side.
How to Reset Twitter Password
In guild to alter your password on Twitter, click on your Profile Picture icon given inwards the top-right corner, in addition to then become to Settings in addition to Privacy → Password. Now, type your electrical current password, in addition to larn into a novel one, in addition to endeavour keeping it stronger.
For the Twitter app for iOS in addition to Android, click on your Profile Picture icon inwards the top-left corner, in addition to and then become to Settings in addition to Privacy → Account → Change Password ("Password" on Android), in addition to exercise a new, stronger password.
You should besides alter the password on all other services where yous bring used the same password.
You are besides advised to enable two-factor authentication service on Twitter, which adds an extra layer of safety to your occupation concern human relationship in addition to assist foreclose your occupation concern human relationship from beingness hijacked.
