Email addresses linked to more than 200 million Twitter profiles are currently circulating on underground hacker forums, security experts say. 9News
The apparent data leak could expose the real-life identities of anonymous Twitter users and make it easier for criminals to hijack Twitter accounts, the experts warned, or even victims' accounts on other websites.
Some reports suggested the data was collected in 2021 through a bug in Twitter's systems, a flaw the company fixed in 2022 after a separate incident in July involving 5.4 million Twitter accounts alerted the company to the vulnerability. The significant staff reductions could now add to concerns about the company's ability to respond to security threats.
The account data could also be valuable to hackers who can use the information as part of password-reset attempts and account takeovers.Verified Twitter users caught up in the apparent leak will be particularly valuable targets. To protect themselves from phishing attempts, internet users should use unique passwords for each online service and keep track of them using a digital password manager, security researchers say.
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