App Store Bug Exposes Hundreds Of Users' Twitter And Facebook Data

Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook made public that hundreds of users’ data had been compromised after their credentials on these social media sites were used to log into the Google Play Store. So far, we have not heard any reports of iOS users being affected.

In the blog post of Twitter announcing the issue, it stated that the breach was found out by third-party security researchers. They said that One Audience, a development kit, allowed developers to get access to users’ sensitive information like email addresses and names. If users log in to these apps using their Twitter account, their most recent tweets will also be exposed. According to CNBC, Photofy and Giant Square are likely to be affected.

When being asked for comment, a spokesperson of Facebook said that after the company conducted an investigation, these apps were removed from their site as they had violated its policies. Mobiburn and One Audience had also received cease and desist letters.

Facebook had plans to notify those who were likely the victim of this data breach about the issue. Users were also advised to be cautious when granting third-party apps access to their social media accounts.

Facebook noted that any data shared with these apps were likely to be leaked but how much still depended on the permissions users have given them.

Yesterday, in a blog post, Twitter confirmed that the leak of data was not because of a vulnerability on the platform, but rather the absence of isolation among the software development kits. The company said that affected users would be notified.

Twitter also said that Apple and Google had been informed of the issue so that they could apply their own actions as needed.

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