Twitter is fixing a security issue affecting some Android devices

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc said Wednesday it had fixed a security issue that could have allowed hackers to access private Twitter data, including messages, of some Android users.

The microblogging site said it was unaware whether attackers had exploited the vulnerability, and added that it had updated Twitter’s Android app to prevent other apps from accessing its data. (https://bit.ly/2Ptw5Al)

Twitter added that this is a core Android security issue and is not a hack or security breach, nor is it related to any other recent security incident.

On July 15, hackers gained access to the social media company’s internal systems to kidnap some of the platform’s top voices, including US presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality star Kim Kardashian, former US president Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk, and then they used them to obtain digital currency.

(Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Maju Samuel)