Earlier this year, Twitter announced that a security vulnerability had occurred. According to new claims, hackers have captured the account data of 5.4 million Twitter users. Since the beginning of the event, the data has been put up for sale on a popular hacking forum, although the platform has fixed the vulnerability. Here are the details!
User information is on sale for $30,000
According to the news of Restore Privacy, the breach occurred due to a security vulnerability that occurred earlier this year. Back in January, HackerOne reported on a vulnerability that allowed users to retrieve phone numbers and email addresses related to their profile. This issue only occurred in Twitter’s Android app.
Then the company fixed this vulnerability issue. Recently, a user appeared on the famous hacking forum Breached Forums, who sold his Twitter database. This claim, which has 5.4 million user data, is still on the air.
In addition, it is claimed that the data of the user named ‘devil’ includes the data of companies, celebrities and many people. After the post went live, the owner of Breach Forums confirmed the leak. At the same time, the forum owner stated that this leak was revealed by the vulnerability in the HackerOne report.
In addition to all this, the seller asked at least 30 thousand dollars for the Twitter database that is currently available. The data includes users’ account phone numbers and email addresses, as well as public profiles.
For users wondering if your account is in a data breach, there is no method yet. However, it is necessary to be careful against attacks. There was no explanation from Twitter on the subject.
So, what do you think about this subject? Please share your views with us in the comments section.
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