Twitter System Error Triggers Mass Password Reset

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By Stan Schroeder2014-03-04 15:27:13 UTC

A number of Twitter users received an email from the company on Monday, informing them that their passwords were reset due to a security issue with a third-party website. Twitter said that the password reset notices were sent due to an error on its own part.

"We unintentionally sent some password reset notices tonight due to a system error. We apologize to the affected users for the inconvenience," Twitter told CNET . The company did not reveal how many users were affected by the reset.

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Twitter had a similar issue in November 2012, when it reset many users' passwords due to a security incident, but also unintentionally reset a larger number of accounts that were not compromised.

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Topics: Apps and Software, password reset, Tech, Twitter