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Twitter fixes Tweet button issue that downloaded a torrent file |
September 24, 2013
Some Twitter users were surprised Monday when they clicked a button to share content from third-party websites but instead downloaded a mysterious torrent file.Twitter said the problem, which users said affected websites including TechCrunch.com, FT.com and Businessinsider.com, has been fixed, and the Tweet buttons are now functioning normally.As is the case when something strange happens, users suspected either Twitter or one of its technology partners had been compromised. Twitter uses several content delivery networks (CDNs) to serve content and improve the site's performance.Twitter did not indicate the cause of the issue but said in a statement "to our knowledge, the torrent file was not malicious."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049290/twitter-fixes-tweet-button-issue-that-downloaded-a-torrent-file.html#tk.rss_all
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