The software “bug”, which has since been fixed, involved direct messages between users and businesses that offer customer services via Twitter. Affected users are being notified via a message ...

Researcher Paul Amar has discovered that using Twitter's Direct Message function - which, as of August, is no longer limited to 140 characters - can be an easy and effective way to control a botnet.

Twitter has revealed that hackers viewed private direct messages (DMs) from 36 of the accounts involved in last week's hack. It did not disclose who they belonged to beyond saying one was owned by ...