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Portaltic.-Twitter recognizes a vulnerability that exposed 4% of users of its Android app

MADRID, 6 Ago. (Portaltic/EP) –

Twitter has recognized a vulnerability present in your Android mobile application who compromised the security of the 4 percent of its users, who were exposed to attacks that could gain access to personal information of your accounts like your direct messages.

The security breach affected users of the Twitter versions for Android 8 (Oreo) and 9 (Pie), although the US company is not aware of having been exploited by cybercriminals, as reported in a statement.

Through this gap, affected users were exposed to the installation of malicious applications on your device, which could access your personal data and direct messages, thus avoiding the permission system established by Android.

96 percent of Twitter users for Android had security patches They protected against vulnerability, according to the company.

For the remaining 4 percent affected, Twitter you have updated your Android app to ensure that external ‘apps’ cannot access user data, and has also recommended users to update the application. He has also ensured that he will contact those affected through the app.

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