Received A "Confirm Your Twitter Account" Email? Don't Panic

Twitter has apologized after it accidentally sent out an email to existing account holders, asking them to confirm the email address on their account. Many long-term account holders were surprised when they suddenly received an email from the company asking them to click on a link to confirm their email address. Many were suspicious it was a phishing attack - where fraudsters impersonate companies such as Twitter to get them to click on malicious links - but the emails were genuinely sent by the company.