David Emm, Senior Security Researcher of Kaspersky Lab he said after the hacking of Twitter user accounts through the app was reported Twitter Counter:
"As it became known today, its users Twitter through a third application, the “Twitter Counter", They may have fallen victim to the breach of their accounts with messages from political activists. If this is true, it is proof of how careful people should be not only with their own safety practices, but also with those of their suppliers and partners. 
If businesses or consumers choose to use third-party applications that provide useful and necessary services they could very well at the same time consent to full control of them by a third party.
This is a clear example where the weakness of a third party provider has affected to a very large extent not only the provider itself but also the Twitter and thousands of users, including some high-profile businesses and agencies. If its users Twitter they believe that the account has been affected, they should change their password immediately. However, it is important that people understand the rights they are consenting to when downloading apps. According to recent research by Kaspersky Lab, 63% of consumers neglect to read it carefully permission of use before installing a new app on their phone and one in five (20%) do not read messages when installing apps. This means that an alarming number of people are leaving their privacy – and the data stored on their mobile phone – exposed to digital threats due to poor app security practices.
To protect themselves, people should:
- Download applications that only come from trusted sources
- Wisely choose the apps they want to install on their device
- To read the license carefully during it procedureof installation
- Read the list of permissions that request an application carefully. Do not simply click on the next option during installation without first checking what they are doing
- Use a digital security solution that will protect your device from digital threats
As a best practice, the Kaspersky Lab advises application developers to aim to be as transparent as possible in the way they present their license applications so that people's decisions are easier to make. "
