Twitter confirms data leak from 5.4 million accounts | technology

The error allowed anyone to identify the account holder by entering a phone number or email address in social networking systems. After that, the social network introduced the account to which this data was linked, exposing profiles and aliases.

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The company claims that it updated the security code upon learning of the vulnerability.

A note published by the company says that they discovered the leak through the press. The company says that no passwords were disclosed.

“After reviewing a sample of data available for sale, we have confirmed that a bad actor took advantage of the issue before it was resolved. We will notify account owners directly that we can confirm that they have been affected by this issue.”