Twitter accidentally resets some account holders' passwords

Thanks to the accidental resetting of users' passwords by Twitter, many subscribers to the messaging service received email on Monday disclosing that their password had been reset. The email said that "Twitter believes that your account may have been compromised by a website or service not associated with Twitter. We’ve reset your password to prevent accessing your account."



Despite the tone of the email, Twitter admits that the problem was caused by a system error that it itself created. The number of Twitter account holders that had their password reset turned out to be very small, with ...