Twitter Leak Exposes 235 Million Email Addresses From Hack

Twitter Leak Exposes 235 Million Email Addresses From Hack
The Twitter logo on the awning of the building that houses the Twitter office in New York on Oct. 26, 2022. Mary Altaffer/AP Photo
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Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal—making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance.

Gal, who is the co-founder and chief technology officer at cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, wrote in a LinkedIn post this week that the leak “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing.”