Hacking of the social network turned out to be more extensive than initially reported.
The attack that led to the leak of Twitter users' data, which was reported earlier this year, turned out to be more extensive than first thought. According to Gizmodo, after a code update in the summer of 2021, a vulnerability appeared in social networks that allowed hackers to gain access to the data of millions of users. information, may turn out to be “only the tip of the iceberg”. The hackers didn't just steal the data, they made it freely available.
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Attackers discovered a vulnerability that allows you to get account information by sending a phone number or email address, even if the user has disabled this option in their account.
The data of 5.4 million Twitter users were published on the BreachForums forum. The publication notes that it could not confirm the authenticity of these data. In addition, it was mentioned in the discussion that additional data from 1.4 million blocked accounts may be distributed in private circles. The total number of hacked accounts is unknown. According to experts, it can reach 17 million, which is much more than was initially announced.
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