Twitter fixes security issue affecting some Android devices

Twitter added that this was an underlying Android security issue and was not a hack or a breach, nor was it related to any other recent security incident. — Reuters

Twitter Inc said on Aug 5 it had fixed a security issue that could have allowed hackers to access private Twitter data, including messages, of some Android users.

The microblogging site said it was not aware if the security issue was exploited by attackers, adding it had updated Twitter's Android app so that other apps cannot access its data.