Vine Users' Phone Numbers, Email Addresses Were Briefly Exposed, Twitter Reveals

Advertisement
By Shekhar Thakran | Updated: 22 May 2017 14:10 IST
Highlights
  • Twitter made its Vine Archive live earlier this year
  • Twitter turned Vine into a pared-down camera app earlier this year
  • Twitter has already informed affected users about the bug
Vine Users' Phone Numbers, Email Addresses Were Briefly Exposed, Twitter Reveals

If you might remember, Twitter converted Vine into a dedicated camera app earlier this year. Shortly after, the company made Vine Archive live to help users see all Vines available on the site since 2013. While this was a noble idea in theory, it turns out that a bug that affected the Vine Archive potentially exposed the phone numbers and email addresses associated with Vine accounts to third-parties in certain conditions.

Twitter has clarified that the bug in question affected the Vine Archive for less than 24 hours and has since been fixed. The social media company says that it has already notified all affected account holders for whom it had a verified email address on file, so if you weren't notified, you most likely weren't affected.

"While we have no information indicating that any user information impacted by this incident has been misused, it's always a good idea to be cautious of emails or text messages received from unknown senders," the company said.

To recall, Twitter announced in October last year that it would be discontinuing it video-sharing mobile app Vine as a cost-cutting measure. There were reports that the company was considering a sale of the service instead of discontinuation but Twitter went ahead to convert the app into Vine Camera on January 17.

In the Vine Archive, users can search for the Vines either by the year that they were uploaded or by their category. The categories mentioned on the site include Animals, Art, Comedy, Edits, Music & Dance, Sports, and Weird. Users can also choose to browse the Vines through categories Editor's Picks, and Playlists such as "Do It For The Vine", "Bruh", and others. Users can also search for their favourite Vines by searching the name of their creator's user name in the community section.

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Advertisement
Popular Mobile Brands
  1. iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max Price Discounted on Flipkart: See Offers
  2. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Gets a Price Cut on Amazon: See Offer
  3. Oppo Reno 14 5G Series Global Launch Scheduled for This Date
  4. Vivo X Fold 5 India Launch Timeline Tipped: All Details
  5. Adobe Launches a New Camera App for iPhone With Full Manual Controls
  6. Vivo Y400 Pro 5G With 5,500mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Features
  1. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Gets a Price Cut on Amazon: See Offer
  2. Samsung Galaxy Buds Core Listed on Company Site; Design, Specifications Revealed
  3. iPhone 18 Pro Series Tipped to Get Hole-Punch Selfie Camera, Hidden Face ID System
  4. iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max Available at Discounted Prices on Flipkart: See Offers
  5. Oppo Reno 14 5G Series Global Launch Date Announced; Amazon, Flipkart Tease Online Availability in India
  6. Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 AI PC With Intel Core Ultra 9 Chip, Up to GeForce RTX 5080 GPU Launched in India
  7. Google Suffers Setback in Fight Over EU’s EUR 4.1 Billion Fine
  8. Vivo X Fold 5 India Launch Reportedly Set for Mid-July
  9. Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
  10. Nothing Headphone 1 Renders and Live Images Leak Ahead of July 1 Launch; Shows Unique Design
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.