Jan 12, 2023
Twitter says leaked emails not hacked from its systems
Twitter has denied that emails alleged to be linked to millions of its users' accounts were obtained using a hack. Alon Gal, the cyber-crime intelligence company's co-founder, said: "I urge security researchers to conduct a thorough examination of the leaked data and rule out Twitter's conclusion of the data being an enrichment of some sort which did not originate from their own servers." The flaw meant, Twitter says, that if someone obtained an email address or phone number, the faulty system could be used to identify any Twitter accounts that were connected to them. Ryushi claimed to have a trove of leaked emails and phone numbers associated with over 400 million user accounts, and offered to "Sell" them exclusively to Twitter. Twitter warned users to "Remain extra vigilant" and said the leaked information could be used to create "Very effective" bogus phishing emails.
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