Social networking platform Twitter has warned of “unusual activity” from China and Saudi Arabia regarding a help form bug. A fault in the form, discovered mid-November, allowed the country code of a user's phone number to be revealed. The bug was fixed the day after it was found, but Twitter noted than a high number of enquiries originated from IP addresses within the two countries, suggesting possible ties to “state-sponsored actors”. In an update on its website, Twitter said that while there is no evidence yet linking this activity directly to any government, “we are continuing our investigation into what appears to be state-sponsored.”
Social networking platform Twitter has warned of “unusual activity” from China and Saudi Arabia regarding a help form bug. A fault in the form, discovered mid-November, allowed the country code of a user's phone number to be revealed. The bug was fixed the day after it was found, but Twitter noted than a high number of enquiries originated from IP addresses within the two countries, suggesting possible ties to “state-sponsored actors”. The intent behind the activity is unknown, but the social media giant has informed all those directly affected, stressing that no full phone numbers were exposed.