Hackers say access to Twitter user database has leaked million accounts

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time August 20, a hacker claiming to be from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania said today he has access to Twitter's entire user database and has leaked more than 15,000 accounts via the file sharing website Zippyshare. This information includes the Twitter name of each account, the username, and the authentication token for Third-party applications (such as Instagram or hootsuite) that can access the account. Twitter has yet to comment on the matter, but the company sent an email in Monday urging authenticated users to use two-step authentication to keep their accounts secure. Active Twitter users should immediately revoke all third-party applications associated with their accounts. To do this, you should visit the Twitter Application page (https://twitter.com/settings/applications) and click "Revoke Access" for each application listed. (Darcy)