Twitter reacted to claims that a dataset containing email addresses connected to hundreds of millions of Twitter users was hacked and offered for sale online.
According to the social media company, there is no proof that data recently sold online was obtained by abusing a flaw in the system, Mint writes.
No Evidence Of The Breach Has Been Found Yet
Twitter reported that a problem it found early last year, corrected over the summer, and previously acknowledged had exposed the data of 5.4 million of the accounts.
According to the company, 600 million user data points could not be linked to either the previously disclosed event or any new incidents.
"In response to recent media reports of Twitter users' data being sold online, we conducted a thorough investigation and there is no evidence that data recently being sold was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability of Twitter systems," the company claims.
Additionally, the social network thinks that the information is probably a compilation of information that is already freely accessible online from several sources.
Twitter revealed today that a second dataset with 200 million Twitter user email addresses that was purportedly released online earlier this month was not obtained by abusing the flaw addressed in January 2022.
The company claims that the 200 million dataset and any information obtained by abusing Twitter systems were not corroborated with the previously disclosed event.
In addition to that, Twitter also states that none of the datasets examined had passwords or data that might jeopardize passwords, Bleeping Computer reports.
However, Twitter did not clarify how the information about the Twitter users' accounts that was released was accurately connected to the emails associated with those accounts.
The social network further stated that it is actively in contact with Data Protection Authorities and other pertinent data regulatory authorities in several countries to give further information regarding the alleged instances.
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The Statement From Twitter Follows Several Reports Of Hacking
It can be remembered that Twitter acknowledged in August that hackers had used a vulnerability addressed in January 2022 to exploit a data leak that affected 5.4 million users.
According to Bleeping Computer, the attackers were able to link email addresses and phone numbers to Twitter users' accounts because of this bug.
Over 400 million Twitter user emails and phone numbers might be accessed from the same vulnerability, according to media sources from December.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) declared that it has opened an investigation against Twitter and "raised queries in relation to GDPR compliance."
This follows news reports that the personal data of 5.4 million Twitter users was posted online without their consent.
It is important to note that the identity or location of the hacker or hackers responsible for the intrusion was unknown, according to Mint.
However, the company believes that the breach might have already happened as early as 2021, way before Elon Musk acquired Twitter.
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