Hackers hacked 5.4 million Twitter accounts

Hackers are at it again! This time, a database holding the email addresses and phone numbers of over 5.4 million Twitter users was hacked by a malicious party. Read on to find out details about the hackers’ tactics, what happened in the attack, and what Twitter is doing to protect its users. The case An unknown hacker hacked into Twitter’s servers through a vulnerability that the service has since patched, …

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A critical vulnerability in the most widely used server software

A critical vulnerability has been found in the most widely used server software that could allow malware to be introduced to many servers available on the Internet. This type of attack is known as remote code execution, and it has already been used in attacks against WordPress installations, for example. The case A vulnerability has been found in the popular Apache server software that could allow malware to be introduced …

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Twitter issues

The login details, email addresses, and phone numbers of more than 10,000 users fell into the wrong hands when the social networking site’s password reset module malfunctioned, temporarily making the database accessible to anyone. Twitter quickly fixed the bug and notified the affected users.