According to the Washington Post, the data of more than 235 million Twitter accounts was leaked and posted on an online hacking forum, where anyone can download it for free.
Researchers at privacy affairs website Privacy Affairs reported that the leaked data included account names, handles, creation dates, follower counts and email addresses, which could be used for phishing, doxxing or hacking into users’ Twitter accounts. reported. The data was likely compiled from information obtained through a breach in late 2021 that Twitter said the company discovered last August.
It is reported that the leak appears to be related to a hacker. The hacker claimed in December to have obtained the private data of more than 400 million Twitter accounts and demanded a $200,000 ransom to delete the files. A regulator in Ireland is investigating the intrusion, which could breach the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
The report pointed out that since Musk acquired Twitter at the end of October 2022, the company has laid off about three-quarters of its employees, raising concerns that the company is vulnerable to cyber attacks.
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Event Tracking
- 2023-01-05 Over 235 million Twitter accounts leaked and made public
- 2023-01-04 To expand revenue, Twitter will relax political advertising requirements
- 2023-01-03 Facebook “whistleblower” advises Musk: Twitter must be open source to become a public square
- 2023-01-01 US media: Twitter failed to pay San Francisco office rent and was sued by landlord
- 2022-12-29After Musk took over, Twitter experienced a large-scale service interruption for the first time
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