Twitter failed to log you out of all devices after password resets
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- 22 Sep 2022
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Twitter logged out some users after addressing a bug where some Twitter accounts remained logged on some mobile devices after voluntary password resets.
"That means that if you proactively changed your password on one device, but still had an open session on another device, that session may not have been closed. Web sessions were not affected and were closed appropriately," Twitter explained.
There are some potential privacy risks for Twitter users who were affected by this bug, including having their accounts accessed by others who got their hands on devices that remained logged in without the user's knowledge.
Because of this, the company reached out to those who might have been impacted and logged them out of their accounts on all active sessions across all devices.
"We have directly informed the people we were able to identify who may have been affected by this, proactively logged them out of open sessions across devices, and prompted them to log in again," the company added
"We realize this may be inconvenient for some, but it was an important step to keep your account safe and secure from potential unwanted access." Read More...
