5.4 million Twitter users' stolen data leaked online -- more shared privately

[bucolic_frolic]

The data consists of scraped public information as well as private phone numbers and email addresses that are not meant to be public.
The Twitter data breach

Last July, a threat actor began selling the private information of over 5.4 million Twitter users on a hacking forum for $30,000.

While most of the data consisted of public information, such as Twitter IDs, names, login names, locations, and verified status, it also included private information, such as phone numbers and email addresses.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/54-million-twitter-users-stolen-data-leaked-online-more-shared-privately/

[twodogsbarking]

1. The internet is safe. Ignore this.

[patricia92243]

2. And Twitter is the safest of them all! :)

[Midnight Writer]

3. If the data had not been stolen, it would have been sold.

I just assume that any information I put on the internet is subject to sale and distribution.