Claims to be more reliable compared to other messaging apps Signalis in danger of a new vulnerability. last week Twilio Hackers who attacked the communication company named Signal managed to steal the numbers of Signal users. The numbers of nearly 2,000 Signal users were exposed.
1900 number exposed due to Signal vulnerability
Encrypted instant messaging service Signal fell victim to a hack attempt last week. The platform, which uses the Twilio communication tool to send verification SMS to phone numbers, was affected by the attack on Twilio. Company, 1900 Signal users He admitted that his number was exposed.
Explaining that it was affected by the attack on Twilio, Signal said that a very small percentage of its user base was exposed, however. In addition, no user’s personal data such as message history, contact lists, profile information, blocked users were disclosed.
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The hackers who attacked Twilio last week seem to have affected more than one company. Preferring Twilio’s servers to send verification messages to users, Signal stated that they talked to the authorities about the latest incident.
Signal also did not neglect to warn users. Users who want to secure their account, record unlock may choose to enable it. For this Signal Settings > Account > Registration Lock You must follow the path.
Twilio, on the other hand, said that as a result of the attack, the data of 125 users was accessed for a limited time. Still, the customer assured that their passwords, authentication codes and API keys were secure.
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