According to Twitter Inc., there is no proof that data recently leaks online was obtained by abusing a flaw in the company’s systems.
Twitter claimed that a flaw that affected the data of 5.4 million of the accounts had been hacked. The company found the flaw at the beginning of last year and corrected it during the summer. The hack is not known to have been related to any other hack or data breach.
In a blog post, Twitter stated that a further 600 million user data points could not be connected with the previously reported incident. These data points could not be connected with any new occurrence. The company also stated that these data points could be from other sources.
No Proof About Twitter Data Leaks
“There is no proof that the data being sold online was obtained by taking advantage of a flaw in the Twitter infrastructure. The information may be a compilation of information that is already freely accessible online from various sources, “It stated.
The social media business informed users of the system vulnerability in August of last year. The company had learned about it through a bug bounty program months earlier. The company had informed users after fixing the vulnerability. Users may access their Twitter accounts by providing their email address or phone number.
According to media sources, someone accessed over 400 million user emails and phone numbers affiliated with Twitter in December. This weakness was revealed in January 2022. The vulnerability was being used to access user information.