Public breachBreachXposedOrNot· 1 Jan 2022
Domain: twitter.com
What happened
The Twitter API Vulnerability Data Breach in 2021 exposed over 5.4 million user records by exploiting a flaw that allowed attackers to input phone numbers and email addresses to retrieve associated Twitter IDs. The leaked data included both public and private information such as names, login names, locations, verified status, phone numbers, and email addresses.
Breach facts
- Records exposed
- 5,308,134
- Sensitive
- No
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Data exposed
- UsernamesNamesEmail addressesPhone numbersGeographic locations
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Breach data provided by XposedOrNot.