Email addresses and phone numbers of nearly 5.4 million Twitter accounts have been hacked and are being put up for sale on a hacker forum. This concerns e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of the Twitter users.
Twitter hack
The website Twitter Restore Privacy has discovered this data is now being offered online. Criminals obtained the data through a vulnerability in the verification process in the Android version of the Twitter app. The vulnerability was fixed in January, but the hacked user data is now for sale.
The criminals are asking at least $30,000 for it, which is now about 29,000 euros. It would be email addresses and phone numbers celebrities and large companies that can be found on Twitter. According to Restore Privacy, it’s true that nearly 5.4 million Twitter accounts have been hacked. The website could not verify whether it actually concerns data from celebrities and large companies.
Twitter has confirmed that they are investigating the situation, but has not provided any further information at this time. Do you want extra security for your Twitter account? Then follow the steps in this article.
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Through: NU.nl
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