Internet related News · 2023-01-06

Massive theft of email addresses of Twitter users? – News

There are reports of a massive theft of email addresses of 200 million Twitter users.

A report in the BBC said that according to estimates, data purportedly containing the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users was being distributed for free on a hacker Site. But the BBC said it was sill in the process of confirming the veracity of the development.

Email addresses used to create accounts are among the stolen data, which will scare anonymous individuals who used a private address to register.

The breach was discovered by Alon Gal of the cybercrime information company Hudson Rock, who called it “major” & stated it contained more than 200 million email addresses.

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