A while ago, there was news on Twitter that the information of more than 200 million users was stolen and distributed in the form of hackers. It was stated that the data included users' e-mails.
Twitter database leaks for free with 235,000,000 records.
The database contains 235,000,000 unique records of Twitter users and their email addresses and will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing.
This is one of the most significant leaks ever. pic.twitter.com/kxRY605qMZ
— Hudson Rock (@RockHudsonRock) January 4, 2023
Again, a few months ago, it was revealed that hackers stole the data of more than 5 million users.
According to the BBC, Alon Gal of the cybercrime firm Husson Rock stated that the information of more than 200 million users was stolen.
Bleeping Computer confirmed the leak by stating that it had downloaded the data. The famous technology site reported that their e-mail addresses fit many Twitter profiles. However, he added that not all of the data has been verified, and that there are too many users not seen in the leak. In addition, it was stated that the duplicate data was also downloaded.
Addressing the Twitter reports on the subject, he stated that there was no evidence that it was obtained from a system-based vulnerability.
We were recently made aware of reports that Twitter user data was being sold online. After a comprehensive investigation, we found no evidence that this data originated from the exploitation of our systems. Read more here: https://t.co/4LnVG6gzae
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 11, 2023
In August, the company confirmed that the data leak affecting more than a million% Twitter users was caused by threat actors that exploited a vulnerability that was fixed in January 2022.
He added in the Twitter statement that it is also communicating with the Data Protection Authorities and other relevant data regulators regarding the alleged incidents.
Source:
Twitter claims leaked data of 200M users not stolen from its systems (bleepingcomputer.com)
200 Milyon Twitter Kullanıcısının Verileri Çalınmış Olabilir (webtekno.com)
