Parts of the crucial computer code that keeps Twitter up and running was leaked online, the Elon Musk-led company said in a legal filing, the NY Post reports. The code’s public exposure came to light after the social media company took legal action to have the leaked information taken off GitHub, an online platform for software development, according to the New York Times.
GitHub agreed to immediately remove the content after Twitter sent over a copyright infringement notice, though it’s unclear how long the code was online. The Times reported it appeared to have been public for several months.
One concern tied to the leak is the code includes security vulnerabilities that would give hackers the chance to steal user data or take down the site, two people briefed on an internal probe Twitter is conducting told the Times.
