Many Twitter accounts were hacked with
a swastika through a third party app, which means it’s probably time to check
on your Twitter apps.
Hackers took over some of Twitter accounts some days
ago and
posted a message in Turkish that included swastikas and a “Nazi Holland”
hashtag. BBC North America, Reuters Japan, Nike Spain, and Duke University’s
Twitter accounts were some of the targets.
A statement from Twitter revealed that the source of the hack was a
third party app. The company claims users don’t need to take any action, but
now might be a good time to review which apps you’ve authenticated with your
Twitter login details and revoke apps that you no longer use.
Message from the Twitter management;
“We identified an issue affecting a small number of users. Source was a 3rd
party app and it has been resolved. No action needed by users”.
Here are the steps you need to take
to check all your authorized apps.
Go to twitter.com/settings/applications and review all the apps that you have authorized.
You can also access your Apps page
by clicking your profile picture – settings and privacy – Apps.
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