Twitter blocking part of the account requires the user to change password

According to TechCrunch reported, Twitter this morning, local time, blocking part of the user accounts, notification via e-mail users need to modify the password can continue to access services.

Twitter said in an e-mail, the reason require users to change passwords, mainly worried about their account in a phishing attack, leaking, and hinted that third-party service responsible for it.

Twitter said in a statement, "as part of the security plan, we have reset a few we think has already been leaked account password. Many accounts news release that are not reliable, third-party users to disclose the account name and password. Although the investigation is still in progress, but we believe that we have taken measures to ensure the safety of users. "
Twitter did not disclose the number of users affected, but said that "very little."

Twitter says the attack has nothing to do with the Nutshellmail services, a variety of "quick access to those concerned about the" service enables users to divulge some of the account name and password.