Dr. Emily Beans
Colin H.The tl:dr version:
A list of 5.4 million #Twitter #account handles and associated phone numbers has been compiled by hackers and is being sold on hacking forums. Apparently all accounts that had phone number discoverability enabled in late 2021 are included.
On Twitter that's in Settings and Privacy ➡️ Privacy and Safety ➡️ Discoverability and Contacts.
#DataBreach (h/t @chadloder)
Massive Twitter data breach was far worse than reported, reveal security researchers
A massive Twitter data breach last year, exposing more than five million phone numbers and email addresses, was worse than initially reported. We’ve been shown evidence that the same security vulnerability was exploited by multiple bad actors, and the hacked data has been offered for sale on the dark web by several sources. It had […]