Millions of Twitter accounts could be at risk of attack due to these security flaws

Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock) Thousands of apps are leaking Twitter API keys, giving attackers the chance to completely take over those accounts, and use them for identity theft (opens in new tab) or other types of cyber-fraud. The findings come courtesy of cybersecurity experts CloudSEK, which found a total of 3,207 mobile apps leaking valid Consumer Keys, as well as Consumer Secrets, for the Twitter API.Various mobile apps offer integration with Twitter, allowing those apps to perform certain actions in the users’ stead. The integration is done through the Twitter API and with the help of Consumer Keys and Secrets. By leaking this type of data, the apps potentially allow threat actors to… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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