Twitter OAuth Hack, What You Need To Know

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Headline: Twitter says no accounts hit by hack claimed by 'Mauritania Attacker'
Thousands of details leaked via third-party app but would not provide unauthorised access to Twitter's systems

A Twitter spokesperson said: "We have investigated the situation and can confirm that no Twitter accounts were compromised."

The hacker claims to lead a hacking group called AnonGhost and to be defending the dignity of Muslims through his hack. The group is reckoned to have been behind the hacks of more than 10,000 sites in the past seven months, but none is as high-profile as Twitter.

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