Is your Twitter account safe?

Several Twitter users have reported that their accounts have been locked out of Twitter, and are forced to perform a password change. They have received an email notifying them of possible phishing attacks on their accounts, sparking rumors of a wide-spread phishing attack. Some of them have even suspected that the official notification emails sent out by Twitter are actually attempts at phishing, however, the email is genuine. The staff at Twitter may have discovered something fishy is going on, and decided to take precautionary steps. For now, it would be wise to heed Twitter’s advice on changing your passwords. Here is an excerpt of the email:

Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset. Please create a new password by opening this link in your browser:
[PASSWORD RESET LINK].

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Via [TechCrunch]