The cofounder of a Twitter 2FA text service is reported to have been secretly selling access to its networks to governments, enabling …
Highlights
- Twitter says it is cutting ties with Mitto AG, a European company that helped it send sensitive passcodes to its users via text message.
- Mitto was used by Twitter to send text messages on its behalf, including security codes used for two-factor authentication (2FA) Twitter says that it is “transitioning” away from the company’s services, but appears not to have completely ceased using them as yet.
- The privacy breach appears to have been carried out by Mitto cofounder and chief operating office Ilja Gorelik without the knowledge of others in the company.
- A Mitto spokesperson said that the company itself had no involvement, and was investigating.