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If this is true, then this is even more concerning than the hack itself. Twitter asks us to trust them with our data, but can't even keep access to their own in

If this is true, then this is even more concerning than the hack itself. Twitter asks us to trust them with our data, but can't even keep access to their own information secure. How do they expect us to trust them with anything?

creato 6y ago
Do we actually trust twitter with any data? I don't use twitter much but I can't think of anything on twitter that isn't already public. The only thing we trust twitter to do is to provide some notion of authentication for well known users. That's still very important and not something Twitter can afford to lose, but it's not trusting them "with our data", I feel that is a very heavily overused phrase these days. If these hackers had been more subtle and somehow made the confusion last a long time, it could have been a lot more serious. If people can't rely on Trump being Trump and Musk being Musk on Twitter, then Twitter is just an overgrown internet forum.
- Mirioron 6y ago
  Twitter does or at least did aggressively ask users for their phone numbers. They also retain information such as email addresses too. Presumably some people give them even more information about themselves.
- blisseyGo 6y ago
  I think private messaging is where most of the goods are. Also user's phone numbers and emails.
- waheoo 6y ago
  They track almost every site you visit with a little tweet this button. Thats our data.
- ForHackernews 6y ago
  Twitter is just an overgrown internet forum
the-pigeon 6y ago
This is basically saying they posted credentials and login information that allowed you to change the recovery email of any account a slack channel. That is unbelievably sloppy on Twitter's part. Not acceptable at a tiny company. I would fire everyone involved with posting the credentials if that's true. That said, I'm not convinced this story is true but it does add up.
- LyndsySimon 6y ago
  Not necessarily. It’s possible that the necessary info was merely accessible through info that was posted on Slack.
ForHackernews 6y ago
> Twitter asks us to trust them with our data Do they? As far as I can tell, Twitter is for loudly shouting all your ill-conceived thoughts in public. Don't post anything on twitter you wouldn't stand on a street corner screaming.

creato 6y ago

Do we actually trust twitter with any data? I don't use twitter much but I can't think of anything on twitter that isn't already public. The only thing we trust twitter to do is to provide some notion of authentication for well known users. That's still very important and not something Twitter can afford to lose, but it's not trusting them "with our data", I feel that is a very heavily overused phrase these days. If these hackers had been more subtle and somehow made the confusion last a long time, it could have been a lot more serious. If people can't rely on Trump being Trump and Musk being Musk on Twitter, then Twitter is just an overgrown internet forum.

Mirioron 6y ago
Twitter does or at least did aggressively ask users for their phone numbers. They also retain information such as email addresses too. Presumably some people give them even more information about themselves.
blisseyGo 6y ago
I think private messaging is where most of the goods are. Also user's phone numbers and emails.
waheoo 6y ago
They track almost every site you visit with a little tweet this button. Thats our data.
ForHackernews 6y ago
Twitter is just an overgrown internet forum

the-pigeon 6y ago

This is basically saying they posted credentials and login information that allowed you to change the recovery email of any account a slack channel. That is unbelievably sloppy on Twitter's part. Not acceptable at a tiny company. I would fire everyone involved with posting the credentials if that's true. That said, I'm not convinced this story is true but it does add up.

LyndsySimon 6y ago
Not necessarily. It’s possible that the necessary info was merely accessible through info that was posted on Slack.

ForHackernews 6y ago

> Twitter asks us to trust them with our data Do they? As far as I can tell, Twitter is for loudly shouting all your ill-conceived thoughts in public. Don't post anything on twitter you wouldn't stand on a street corner screaming.