Last updated on December 8th, 2022 at 02:18 pm
Twitter: hackers have not gained access to user passwords
Investigation about occurred on Wednesday hacker attack on Twitter is still ongoing, but the technical support service of the social network decided to share new details about the incident.
“ Based on the information currently available, we believe that approximately 130 accounts were attacked in any way as part of the incident. The attackers managed to gain control over a small part of them and then send tweets from them, ”the Twitter technical support service said in her account.
Earlier, the support team stated that hackers were unable to steal user passwords in a massive attack on Wednesday, despite the fact that they were able to send tweets from several well-known accounts.
” We have no evidence that the attackers gained access to passwords, – stated in the message Twitter. ” We do not currently see the need to reset passwords .”
The company also said that users who changed their password in the last 30 days may still not be able to access their account, which was temporarily blocked as a preventive measure after the hacker attack. However, this does not mean that their accounts have been hacked.
