Hackers Leak Data , From Over 200 Million , Twitter Accounts.<br />CNN reports that security experts warn that <br />personal information linked to over 200 million <br />Twitter profiles has been leaked by hackers. .<br />CNN reports that security experts warn that <br />personal information linked to over 200 million <br />Twitter profiles has been leaked by hackers. .<br />Experts warn that the data leak could expose <br />the identities of anonymous Twitter users <br />and allow hackers to hijack Twitter accounts.<br />Experts warn that the data leak could expose <br />the identities of anonymous Twitter users <br />and allow hackers to hijack Twitter accounts.<br />CNN reports that the leak includes Twitter users' <br />names, account handles, follower numbers <br />and even the date the account was created.<br />CNN reports that the leak includes Twitter users' <br />names, account handles, follower numbers <br />and even the date the account was created.<br />Bad actors have won the jackpot. <br />Previously private data such as emails, <br />handles, and creation date can be <br />leveraged to build smarter and more <br />sophisticated hacking, phishing <br />and disinformation campaigns, Rafi Mendelsohn, spokesman for social <br />media analysis firm Cyabra, via CNN.<br />According to some reports, the leaked data <br />was collected in 2021 through a known bug <br />in Twitter's systems that was fixed in 2022.<br />The repairs came after a similar leak occurred in <br />July that involved 5.4 million Twitter accounts and <br />brought the vulnerability to the platform's attention.<br />Security researchers warn that the leak could be used <br />to unmask dissidents, journalists, activists and other <br />at-risk users who depend on online anonymity.<br />For those people, this is a <br />very consequential breach, John Scott-Railton, security researcher at <br />The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the data could also be used to take over <br />accounts, particularly users who have the same <br />credentials on Twitter as they do on other digital services
