Aug. 3, 2022, 5:48 p.m. | brooke.crothers

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Researchers Find 3,200 Apps Exposing Twitter API Keys, Cite ‘BOT Army’ Threat

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Wed, 08/03/2022 - 10:48




Key Findings:

CloudSEK* researchers said key findings include:



  • Discovered 3,207 apps were leaking valid consumer key and consumer secret information

  • 230 apps were leaking all four 0Auth authentication credentials and could be used to fully take over Twitter accounts to perform critical/sensitive actions.


Some of those sensitive actions include reading Direct Messages, retweeting, deleting messages, liking messages, and getting account settings. …

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