Key takeaways:
- Twitter’s source code was recently posted to the online software repository GitHub by an anonymous individual or group.
- The code leak comes at a difficult time for Twitter, as the company has faced technical and security challenges after several rounds of deep job cuts.
- Twitter is now working to identify the source of the leak and may take legal action against the individual or group responsible for the leak.
Twitter, the popular social media platform, has recently experienced a source code leak. According to a court filing on Friday by a Twitter attorney, excerpts of the platform’s source code were posted to the online software repository GitHub. The code was posted by an anonymous individual or group of individuals known as “FreeSpeechEnthusiast” and was swiftly removed from the platform by GitHub after Twitter filed for a court order.
The code leak comes at a difficult time for Twitter as the company has faced technical and security challenges after several rounds of deep job cuts. It also represents the latest mishap for Twitter as CEO Elon Musk has sought to reverse a sharp decline in revenues.
Twitter is now working to identify the source of the leak. The account that posted the code was created on Jan. 3 and does not appear to have posted any other material besides the Twitter code.
The company has not yet commented on the leak, but it is likely that Twitter will take steps to ensure that its source code remains secure in the future. It is also possible that the company may take legal action against the individual or group responsible for the leak.
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