Twitter Admits ‘Security Incident’ Showed Private Circle Tweets To Public: Report

Elon Musk-led Twitter has reportedly admitted to a ‘security incident’ due to which private tweets, posted in closed circle, were visible to others. As per a report, weeks after the security breach incident, Twitter has admitted to the same.

According to The Guardian, in an email to affected users, Twitter admitted that some tweets had escaped this containment. It reads, “A security incident that occurred earlier this year may have allowed users outside of your Twitter Circle to see tweets that should have otherwise been limited to the Circle to which you were posting.”

As far as Twitter’s Circle feature goes, the same allows users to choose and set an exclusive list of friends and post tweets only for their viewing and consumption. The settling, which is similar to Instagram’s Close Friends list, became very popular on Twitter as it allowed users to share things without making it visible to a wider network. 

However, for several weeks, Twitter users reported that several Circle tweets received likes and views from accounts that should not be able to see them. The publication’s report adds that Twitter has said that the issue “was identified by our security team and immediately fixed so that these tweets were no longer visible outside of your circle.”

“Twitter is committed to protecting the privacy of the people who use our service and we understand the risks that an incident like this can introduce and we deeply regret this happened,”  The Guardian quoted Twitter as saying.