Twitter was hacked affecting 200 million user emails!

According to a recent report by Reuters, researchers claimed that hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million users.

Twitter recent hacking incident

A HUGE Twitter hack!

After that, the hackers posted them on an online forum.

Alon Gal, the co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock wrote on LinkedIn that the breach is one of the "most significant" leaks he has seen and it will, unfortunately, lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing.

Gal first reported the leak on social media last December 24.

Screenshots of the hacker forum where the data appeared on Wednesday have circulated online. It is unsure if the data is authentic or not yet.

Reuters reported that Troy Hunt, creator of breach-notification site Have I Been Pwned, viewed the leaked data and said on Twitter that it seemed "pretty much what it’s been described as."

There are no clues to the identity or location of the hacker or hackers behind the breach and it may have taken place as early as 2021. It could be way before the Elon Musk Twitter takeover.

The company has yet to comment on the report.

What do you guys think?

Source: Reuters