Android vulnerability gave access to Twitter direct messages

Twitter announced that it fixed a security vulnerability in the Twitter for Android app that could have allowed attackers to gain access to users’ private Twitter data including direct messages.

“We recently discovered and fixed a vulnerability in Twitter for Android related to an underlying Android OS security issue affecting OS versions 8 and 9,” Twitter explained.

“Our understanding is 96% of people using Twitter for Android already have an Android security patch installed that protects them from this vulnerability.

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Source: BleepingComputers