{"id":50004,"date":"2023-01-06T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T13:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34193\/User-Data-For-200-Million-Twitter-Users-Just-Went-Up-For-Sale.html"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:28:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T13:28:57","slug":"user-data-for-200-million-twitter-users-just-went-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/user-data-for-200-million-twitter-users-just-went-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"User Data For 200 Million Twitter Users Just Went Up For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"6a168da82f59998ed5a4e079881746c4\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/6a168da82f59998ed5a4e079881746c4\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3176\" data-height=\"1782\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-link-reference data-link-target data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\" readability=\"7\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Image for article titled 200 Million Twitter Users&amp;#39; Data Just Went Up for Sale on the Dark Web for $2. 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It could impact hundreds of millions of users and lead to major security issues for the platform but, despite its severity, it\u2019s been easy to miss amidst the flood of other <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-files-bari-weiss-part-two-shadow-ban-1849876635&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-files-bari-weiss-part-two-shadow-ban-1849876635\">scandals<\/a><\/span> and <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-elon-musk-san-francisco-rent-lawsuit-1849944076&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-elon-musk-san-francisco-rent-lawsuit-1849944076\">controversies<\/a><\/span> plaguing the social media giant. Still, if you use the bird app, this is one mess you\u2019re definitely gonna want to pay attention to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-2 hKBnez\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-1 goloRq instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 hykIxg\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hxLRyg video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"190913,190599,192859\" data-current=\"190913\">\n<div class=\"video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"lhhce6-0 bVyOPq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"190913\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"The Elon Musk Twitter Saga, Part 1 of Who Knows?\" data-video-blog-id=\"4\" data-video-network=\"gizmodo\" data-video-duration=\"136\"><video disablepictureinpicture muted playsinline poster=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,g_center,h_362,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/197xrjaz7466rpng.png\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,g_center,h_362,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/87191e7d207b8d1b72ed0cded2397a17.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190913\/190913_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190913\/190913_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190913\/190913_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/190913\/190913_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/17075.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"><\/video><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-2 hovEJL video-controls\">\n<div class=\"sc-1yhvqfu-0 hGlMLe closed-captions\"><button class=\"cc\" type=\"button\">CC<\/button><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"selected\" data-label>Off<\/li>\n<li class data-label=\"English\">English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The short version of the latest drama <!-- -->is this: data stolen from Twitter more than a year ago <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found its way<\/a><\/span> onto a major dark web marketplace this week. The asking price? The crypto equivalent of $2. In other words, it\u2019s basically being given away for free. <!-- -->The hacker who posted the data haul, a user who goes by the moniker \u201cStayMad,\u201d share<!-- -->d the data on<!-- --> the market \u201cBreached,\u201d where anyone can now purchase and peruse it. The cache is estimated to cover at least 235 million people\u2019s information. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">While a lot of details are still missing from this unfortunate saga, we\u2019ve pulled together a short rundown on what you might need to know about Twitter\u2019s security debacle\u2014<!-- -->the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/everything-we-know-about-the-big-twitter-hack-of-2020-1844409421&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/everything-we-know-about-the-big-twitter-hack-of-2020-1844409421\">latest in a long string<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h6089\"><strong>What information was compromised?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">According to multiple <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/200-million-twitter-users-email-addresses-allegedly-leaked-online\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/200-million-twitter-users-email-addresses-allegedly-leaked-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a><\/span>, the breach material includes the email addresses and\/or phone numbers of some 235 million people, the credentials that users used to set up their accounts<!-- -->. This information has been paired with details publicly scraped from users\u2019 profiles, thus allowing the cybercriminals to create more complete data dossiers on potential victims. Bleeping Computer <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/200-million-twitter-users-email-addresses-allegedly-leaked-online\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/200-million-twitter-users-email-addresses-allegedly-leaked-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a><\/span> that the information for each user includes not only email addresses and phone numbers but also names, screen names\/user handles, follower count, and account creation date. <\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-15 BiRlJ\" readability=\"4.3835616438356\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BAGSMART-Double-Layer-Organizer-Electronics-Accessories\/dp\/B01NCVI872?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&amp;asc_refurl=https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/twitter-elon-musk-hack-200-million-users-dark-web-1849953779&amp;asc_source=&amp;tag=kinjagizmodopromo-20\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\" readability=\"4.995145631068\">\n<p>G\/O Media may get a commission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-0 cULvCC\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In short: anybody who buys the haul from \u201cBreached\u201d will have the contact and partial login information for <!-- -->impacted Twitter users<!-- -->. Not only is this a potential security issue for those accounts, it\u2019s a major privacy violation for anybody who doesn\u2019t want random dark web goons to have access to their contact info.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h6090\">How and when did this happen?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The data that appeared on \u201cBreached\u201d this week was actually stolen during 2021. Per the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a><\/span>, cybercriminals exploited an API vulnerability in Twitter\u2019s platform to call up user information connected to hundreds of millions of user accounts. This bug created a bizarre \u201clookup\u201d function, allowing any person to plug in a phone number or email to Twitter\u2019s systems, which would then verify whether the credential was connected to an active account. The bug would also reveal which specific account was tied to the credential in question. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The vulnerability was originally discovered by Twitter\u2019s bug bounty program in January of 2022 and was first publicly <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/privacy.twitter.com\/en\/blog\/2022\/an-issue-affecting-some-anonymous-accounts&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/privacy.twitter.com\/en\/blog\/2022\/an-issue-affecting-some-anonymous-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acknowledged<\/a><\/span> last August. In a blog post, the company said that the bug had been the result of an update to its code that took place in June of 2021. At that point, the company told users that it had \u201cno evidence to suggest someone had taken advantage of the vulnerability\u201d though, as it turns out, they were totally wrong. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">It\u2019s unclear exactly when cybercriminals discovered this bug and began exploiting it but what we do know is that, by the time the platform caught on, the hackers had already stolen data from a shitload of people. That said, the total amount of information inside the \u201cBreached\u201d haul that is authentic is unknown. Analysts and journalists have tested portions of the data and found it to involve real accounts. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h6091\">Who is behind the hack?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">We don\u2019t know. The identities of the cybercriminals behind the data breach are unknown, and it\u2019s unclear whether they have ties to a well-known hacker group or threat actor. The user who posted the 200 million profile haul on Breached goes by the moniker \u201cStayMad,\u201d but little is known about them outside of that. While we might not know who is responsible for the data breach, security experts have speculated that cybercriminals could use the stolen data to conduct a whole slew of unsavory activities. Experts <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2023\/01\/04\/witter-leak-emails-handles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have estimated<\/a><\/span> that the information could be used for account takeover attempts, as well as phishing and harassment of affected users.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h6092\">What has Twitter done about it?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">As far as we can tell, Twitter has done almost nothing about the most recent iteration of this data breach. After acknowledging the API bug last summer, the company hasn\u2019t offered many updates, nor has it commented on the recent listing of user data for sale. Gizmodo reached out to the company on Thursday for comment about the \u201cBreached\u201d incident but did not hear back. Twitter <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 cFSTdr js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-engineering-spreadsheet-1849767712&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-engineering-spreadsheet-1849767712\">no longer has a public relations department<\/a><\/span> after Elon\u2019s layoffs. We will update our story if the platform decides to ever address the security debacle.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-6 dIYVrz js_ad-mobile-dynamic js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-8 dpxQKd ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h6093\">What You Can Do<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Unfortunately, there\u2019s not much you can do. Unless you buy the data yourself and sift through it (not recommended), it\u2019s not clear how you would verify whether you were impacted or not. However, if you\u2019re concerned that your data may have been exposed, one recommendation would be to burn the account credentials that may have been involved. An email address can be easy to change but an exposed phone number is a little more complicated. Phone numbers are less discardable than emails\u2014though you can always contact your cellular provider and request a phone number change if you\u2019re worried about your privacy. At the same time, you should change the email address and\/or phone number associated with your Twitter account and employ multi-factor authentication that puts the account\u2019s security firmly in your hands (that\u2019s how it\u2019s supposed to work, anyway). <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34193\/User-Data-For-200-Million-Twitter-Users-Just-Went-Up-For-Sale.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10326],"class_list":["post-50004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packet-storm","tag-headlineprivacyemaildata-losstwitter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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