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Following the online source code breach, Twitter is preparing

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Photo Credit: Detroit News A legal document submitted to the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California claims that portions of Twitter's source code have been published online. The contents of Twitter's source code, the vital software that drives the platform and makes it function, were discovered on GitHub, an online hosting service for software development, as first reported by the New York Times. When Twitter discovered that its source code was available on GitHub on Friday, it immediately ordered that the code be taken down. The Times speculates that the code may have been available on the website for "at least several months" before GitHub responded with the request to remove it. [caption id="attachment_129499" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Twitter Newsbreak[/caption] In addition, Twitter is asking the court to require GitHub to disclose the identities of the source code leaker and any users who may have downloaded it. The code might expose platform flaws, which would make it simpler for hackers to use such flaws for malicious ends, according to the concern. The site could be forced offline or user data could be stolen and sold as results. The Times reported that Twitter executives believe that whoever leaked the code likely left the company last year as part of sweeping cuts made by the new owner, Elon Musk, who acquired the platform in October 2022 in a deal worth $44 billion. The Times cited two people with knowledge of the situation. Given the turmoil Twitter has experienced lately, the incident raises the possibility that a disgruntled ex-employee was responsible for the possibly harmful offense. Source code is a top target for hackers because of its enormous relevance. Despite businesses' best efforts to keep it secure, there have been numerous instances where criminals were successful in stealing the valuable code. Just in the past year or two, hackers have stolen source code from Microsoft, Samsung, and LastPass, to name a few. Nevertheless, in the instance of Twitter, some of its source code was merely put online, making it accessible to everybody. Now that the incident has occurred, Twitter and its community of more than 230 million daily active users across the world will be watching and waiting to see if it causes any significant problems for the social media network.

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