It has been reported that Twitter has detailed a serious “security incident” on the billing information of businesses using the social media giant.
In a message to business owners on the platform, Twitter reported a data breach while using its advertisement and analytics platform. This meant that prior to May 20, 2020 certain details would be stored within a web browser’s cache. Web cache is whereby documents or information of the pages a user has visited are stored on the web browser. In a message to sent to business owners on the platform, Twitter said: “We are writing to let you know of a data security incident that may have involved your personal information on ads.twitter and analytics.twitter.
“We became aware of an issue that meant that prior to May 20, 2020, if you viewed your billing information on ads.twitter or analytics.twitter the billing information may have been stored in the browser’s cache. Examples of that information include, email address, phone number, last four digits of your credit card number.”
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"I strongly recommend users set their browsers to delete their cache when shutting down or restarting the browser..."
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@Chris Hauk, Consumer Privacy Champion, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"I strongly recommend users set their browsers to delete their cache when shutting down or restarting the browser..."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"If you\'ve logged into Twitter ads or analytics from a device that\'s used by other people, there\'s a chance that information could be stolen...."
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"If you\'ve logged into Twitter ads or analytics from a device that\'s used by other people, there\'s a chance that information could be stolen...."
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@Mark Bower, Senior Vice President, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Aside from human error, it illustrates the frailty of modern, dynamic environments to some configurations leading to possible catastrophe...."
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@Mark Bower, Senior Vice President, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Aside from human error, it illustrates the frailty of modern, dynamic environments to some configurations leading to possible catastrophe...."
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@Rusty Carter, Vice President, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"While Twitter is highlighting the use-case of a shared computer, the potential risk of locally cached is much broader...."
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@Rusty Carter, Vice President, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"While Twitter is highlighting the use-case of a shared computer, the potential risk of locally cached is much broader...."
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@Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence & Analytics, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Good cyber hygiene should be the first line of defense. ..."
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@Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence & Analytics, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Good cyber hygiene should be the first line of defense. ..."
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@Francis Gaffney, Director of Threat Intelligence, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"These data breaches could be prevented if the best security practices were followed by organisations...."
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@Francis Gaffney, Director of Threat Intelligence, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"These data breaches could be prevented if the best security practices were followed by organisations...."
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