“Change your passwords” says Twitter, after bug exposes all 330 million accounts

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: JordanTwitter has advised that each of its 330 million users immediately change their passwords after a bug was discovered that
momentarily exposed them in plain text.In a blog post released by the social media company, it was revealed that a bug had been identified
that caused the password hashing process (which replaces your password with a random string of letters and numbers) to fail, leaving the
unmasked passwords of its users stored in an internal log. According to Twitter, the bug has now been fixed, and an internal investigation
has revealed "no indication of breach or misuse by anyone".On the side of cautionThat said, Twitter has urged its users to err on the safe
side, stating that "out of an abundance of caution, we ask that you consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this
password."Enabling login verification in your Twitter settings is also recommended, as it prevents anyone from logging in to your account
from a new device without a verification code (which is sent to your phone).We also recommend that you consider using a password manager and
generator, as it will automatically create a unique and exceptionally-strong password for each one of your accounts.