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Windows 7: Twitter: Oops, we reset passwords we didn't need to

08 Nov 2012   #1

64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
Texas
 
 
Twitter: Oops, we reset passwords we didn't need to

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Many users received an unusual-sounding email from Twitter explaining that it had reset their passwords after a suspected security breach. Now the company says it went too far -- but doesn't explain the breach.
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Twitter: Oops, we reset passwords we didn't need to | Internet & Media - CNET News

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16 Nov 2012   #2

Windows 7 Home Premium x86 Service Pack 1 - Linux Mint Mate 14 x64
Milton Keynes
 
 

Well..I know I didn't get that e-mail, and you can never get rid of those spam bot accounts on Twitter, they always send you links to strange websites (not that I've clicked of one those links).
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17 Nov 2012   #3

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I haven't got a email either, never heard about this. Then again I rarely use twitter.
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