Black Arrow Cyber Informational 05/01/2023 – Twitter Data Leak

Executive Summary

A data leak containing the email addresses for over 200 million Twitter users has been published on a popular hacking forum for free. The leak appears to be the same as the one reported in December 2022, with a number of experts confirming the authenticity of entries in the leak.

What’s the risk to me or my business?

The leak contains details of Twitter users and their email addresses, which could be used by threat actors to conduct phishing attacks against accounts.

What can I do?

Although no immediate response is required, Black Arrow recommends that any individual or organisation which has used twitter remains vigilant and on the lookout for potential phishing attacks

Further information on the data leak be found here: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/200-million-twitter-users-email-addresses-allegedly-leaked-online/

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