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21 May 2019 · National · Technology
Data Leak / Misconfiguration MEDIUM ✓ Verified

What happened

Twitter disclosed that localized account location data was inadvertently collected and shared with a third-party advertising partner due to a technical logic error within its mobile application location services.

Incident details

Organisation
Twitter (X)
Date
21 May 2019
Attack type
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Technology
State
National
Records affected
Unknown
Threat actor
Human Error

Source

itnews.com.au ↗
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