According to Twitter, the Leaked E-mails Were Not From Its Systems.
Twitter Has Denied That Emails Alleged To Have Be Linked To Millions Of Its Users’ Accounts Were Obtained Using A Hack.
It wrote in its initial response to the situation, “there is no evidence” the data came from a malfunction in its systems. Instead, the records were most likely a collection of data “already publicly available online” Despite the fact that it users were warned to be wary of bogus emails from sources unknown to them. Hudson Rock, the firm that raised the alarm about the alleged leaks, said it disagreed with Twitter’s findings.
Read: Alon Gal, the cyber-crime intelligence company’s co-founder, said: “I urge security researchers to conduct a thorough examination of the leaked data and rule out Twitter’s conclusion of the data being an enrichment of some sort which did not originate from their own servers.”
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In December, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), Twitter’s lead EU regulator, announced that it was investigating a data leak involving 5.4 million accounts.
Twitter claims to have matched data revealed by a security flaw discovered during a system update in June 2021.
According to Twitter, the flaw meant that if someone obtained an email address or phone number, the faulty system could be used to identify any Twitter accounts associated with them.
Twitter claims it investigated and fixed the flaw after being alerted to it in January 2022 via a “bug bounty” program that rewards researchers who alert it to security issues.
Hudson Rock reported in December that a hacker named Ryushi was attempting to extort Twitter by threatening a larger leak.
Ryushi claimed to have a cache of leaked emails and phone numbers linked to over 400 million user accounts, which he offered to “sell” exclusively to Twitter.
Ryushi claimed to have obtained the data through a flaw in Twitter’s system.
Following reports of extortion threats, the DPC stated that it would investigate “examine Twitter’s compliance with data protection law in relation to that security issue”.
A different individual leaked emails linked to 200 million user accounts last week and made them available for everybody to access for a small fee.
Twitter claims that both datasets are identical but that the relatively small leak removed data duplication, and that neither came from exploiting the flaw. The company had his to say, “Based on information and intel analyzed to investigate the issue, there is no evidence that the data being sold online was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability of Twitter systems,” “The data is likely a collection of data already publicly available online through different sources.”
Twitter did not say whether the email addresses were genuine or whether they were correctly matched with user profiles, and if so, by whom. The news site Bleeping Computer had previously reported that it had verified a number of the email addresses.
Twitter warned users to “remain extra vigilant” and said the leaked information could be used to create “very effective” bogus phishing emails.
The social media giant added that it has communicated its findings to the relevant data protection authorities.
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