These days, when Elon Musk is intensely interested in Twitter, there is also a hacker attack. The attackers threaten to sell the data they have seized and demand a substantial ransom from Elon Musk.400 million Twitter accounts hacked?
In fact, the claim that 400 million Twitter accounts were stolen belongs to cyber attackers. The attackers, who contacted the Hudson Rock security firm, stated that they had 400 million Twitter data packages and they wanted to sell it on the black market. Moreover, there are many famous names such as Vitalik Butterin and Kevin O’Leary in this package.
It is impossible to verify such a large data packet, but the DeFiYield platform showed up to a buyer and received a 1000-person demo from the attackers and confirmed the accuracy of these names. It is stated that the data was obtained thanks to a vulnerability discovered earlier in the year. Previously, a package belonging to 17 million people was on the black market.
The attackers demand a $276 million ransom from Elon Musk in exchange for not selling the package to anyone and destroying it. Otherwise, the data will be in the hands of third parties and the private lives of many famous names will be exposed. Of course, such a situation is the last thing Elon Musk would want, but it is a matter of curiosity whether he pays such a high ransom.
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