Twitter data breach
The Twitter breach happened on January 1, 2022 and exposed 6,682,453 accounts. 7 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- twitter.com
- Breach date
- January 1, 2022
- Recorded on
- August 13, 2022
- Accounts exposed
- 6,682,453
- Exposed data
- Bios, Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Phone numbers, Profile photos, Usernames
- Risk score
- 43 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 43 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Phone numbers, Email addresses, Names.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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- FlexBooker (2021-12-23, 3,756,794 accounts)
- Sundry Files (2022-01-21, 274,461 accounts)
- RedLine Stealer (2021-12-05, 441,657 accounts)
What affected users should do
- Passwords were not exposed, but you may receive fake emails aimed at the exposed email addresses.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of March 31, 2023. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.