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Old 4th February 2020, 13:17   #1
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Default Twitter admits 'bad actors' exploited phone number matching feature

Twitter has revealed that it has discovered and suspended accounts abusing a feature that allowed users to match phone numbers with usernames. By announcing the privacy issue, it's also confirming the flaw discovered by security researcher Ibrahim Ba...

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