Data of 400 million Twitter users, including Sundar Pichai, has been leaked

By: Rupak G Dec 27, 2022

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Hacker obtained the private numbers and email addresses by means of an API flaw that Twitter patched was previously linked to a data breach affecting 5.4 million users.

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Hacker named "Ryushi" is allegedly selling the claimed data dump on the Breached hacking forum, a platform frequently used to market user data obtained through data breaches.

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Hacker warned Twitter and Elon Musk to buy the data before the GDPR privacy law in Europe imposes a sizable fine on them for failing to comply. The price for an exclusive sale is $200,000.

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Hacker said: "Buying this data exclusively is your best option to avoid paying $276 million USD in GDPR breach fines like facebook did (due to 533 million users being scraped)"

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Hacker explained that disclosing the information to a third party would subject public figures to crypto fraud, phishing, doxxing, and other nefarious activities.

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