Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users
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A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves 'ThinkingOne' has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely

A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves ‘ThinkingOne’ has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely available. The data is said to have come from two previous leaks and includes email addresses, locations and profile data of users of the social media platform.

  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    In July 2022, Twitter confirmed that someone had exploited the vulnerability before it could be fixed. “After reviewing a sample of the data offered for sale, we confirmed that a malicious party had taken advantage of the problem before it was addressed,” Twitter stated at the time.

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