Thousands of Twitter accounts put up for sale on the dark web

Date:
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:52:36 +0000

Description:
Twitter data obtained by abusing a hole patched earlier this year.

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Account details of more than five million Twitter users are being sold on the dark web forums for $30,000.

The threat actor, going by the astonishingly creative alias devil is selling data on 5.4 million users, apparently obtained by exploiting a vulnerability discovered in January 2022.

Twitter has apparently patched the hole, and even compensated the person that found it, going by the name zhirinovskiy, $5,040. Investigating the leak

The database includes public-facing data, email addresses used to register
the account, and phone numbers. While not having passwords included in the data set definitely helps with security, email addresses and phone numbers could still be used for other forms of phishing, identity theft , and maybe even full account takeover.

The seller claims the database includes sensitive information on Celebrities, Companies, randoms, OGs, etc. It was also said that a sneek peak of the database was posted on the data breach discussion and leaks forum, Breach Forums, where its authenticity was confirmed.

Twitter said it was investigating the issue, but has refrained from any further comment so far. Read more

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The microblogging social network has been making headlines lately, as it goes back and forth with eccentric billionaire Elon Musk over his potential acquisition of the platform.

While initially, the Tesla CEO expressed his intent to buy the little blue bird, he decided to pull out, as it appears Twitter did not share exact data on the number of bots and fake accounts on the network, or how it plans to
cut down on this type of fraud.

Twitters management still stands by its earlier reports that bots make up
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Via: Restore Privacy



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