Twitter suffered a major data breach - but this is why you’re probably safe
Business customers' personal information was stored in their web browser’s cache
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Twitterhas emailed its business customers to inform them that their personal information may have been compromised.
As reported byThe BBC, the social networking giant said that the billing information of some of its customers was stored inside theirweb browser’s cacheand that others could have possibly accessed their personal information.
The exposed personal data includes email addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of customers' credit card numbers. However, according to Twitter, there is no evidence that its customers' billing information was compromised.
Twitter breach
The breach affects Twitter’s business customers who use its advertising and analytics platforms. At this time though, it is still unclear as to how many business have been affected.
Twitter informed its users that it first became aware of the breach at the end of May after it disclosed asimilar bugthat led to Firefox storing files sent or received from direct messages and data archive files downloaded from a profile’s settings page in its browser’s cache.
While unfortunate for the social network’s business customers, it is not believed that any of Twitter’s regular users were affected by the breach.
ViaBBC
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After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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