It’s official. twitter confirmed in Press release that hackers took advantage of a flaw in its platform to collect key information (email address, phone numbers, location or URL) linked to 5.4 million accounts.
This is a zero-day breach in the code of the social network website caused by an update in June 2021. It was in December 2021, after detecting this still unknown vulnerability, that hackers attacked and delivered the coveted data, says Twitter.
Precautionary advice for users
Just a month later, in January 2022, the Blue Bird platform claimed to have learned of the cyberattack thanks to a report submitted by its HackerOne bug bounty program.
Therefore, the flaw has been covered up and a new data breach related to this incident is no longer possible, indicates the San Francisco firm, which specifies that no password has been stolen.
Information now on sale
In addition, Twitter indicates that it will contact all users affected by this leak. To better protect them and prevent them from repeating such a mishap, the company invites them to activate two-factor authentication. The group also recommends that you not publicly link your phone number or email address to your account.
But it is too late for the already stolen data. Indeed, according to BleepingTeamthey were put up for sale, for the modest sum of $30,000, and found a buyer.
Source: BFM TV
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