Why you have to update Twitter right away on your Android mobile
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Updates are important. Even more so when they have to do with your security and privacy and not just with new features. Twitter has announced the discovery of a vulnerability in its social network related to a bug in certain versions of Android. Something that hackers and cybercriminals could take advantage of to jeopardize your account and the information in it on this social network. The solution? Easy: update Twitter to apply a security patch
They can read your private messages
Twitter has detailed what are the possible harms that this vulnerability can cause. And, among them, stands out the possibility that attackers read your private messages or DM Private information that you do not post on your TM or wall so that nobody can more you can know, and that in this case you can end up seeing the light. Or even worse, serving for all kinds of scams and blackmail.
Twitter reports that it is also possible to collect other user profile data due to this Android bug. Of course, as long as you have enough knowledge to make use of this vulnerability. In fact, Twitter points out that they have no proof that any attacker has taken advantage of this exploit or security flaw But they are not completely certain either. That is why they have released a security update for the Twitter application on Android.The reason why you should always update this app.
Protect your Twitter account
Twitter recommends updating the application of your social network for Android mobiles as soon as possible. In the latest version there is this security patch that corrects the Android error. This bug affected phones with versions 8 and 9 of the Android operating system
In addition to this recommendation, Twitter ensures to contact potentially affected users, even with in-application notifications. So pay close attention to any messages that appear the next time you log onto Twitter.
And, that being said, go to the Google Play Store to check if there is any pending update from Twitter for your Android mobile. It is the best way to apply security layers so that no cybercriminal can get hold of your data.
