Data breach · January 2022

Was I in the Twitter breach?

Twitter is a social media platform. Its breach happened in January 2022 and exposed 6,682,453 accounts. It included phone numbers, email addresses, bios and general locations and 3 other kinds of detail. If you had an account there by January 2022, check your address below to see whether it is one of them.

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01

What happened?

In January 2022, an attacker used a flaw in Twitter to compile the phone numbers and email addresses of millions of users. In August 2022 Twitter said the flaw traced back to a software bug from June 2021. It said it was telling affected users. Each record held an email or phone number with public profile details such as username, display name, location, photo and bio. Suspended accounts appeared in a separate list.

Organisation
Twitter, a social media platform (twitter.com)
When it happened
January 2022
Added to monitored breach databases
13 August 2022
Accounts in the data
6,682,453
What was exposed
phone numbers, email addresses, bios, general locations, names, profile photos and usernames

The breach record cites a public report on bleepingcomputer.com.

02

What was exposed, and what does it mean for me?

  • Your phone numberphone numbers

    Expect texts and calls that use your real details to sound genuine. A phone number is also what a fraudster needs to try to move your service to their own SIM card.

  • Your email addressemail addresses

    Expect messages that look like they come from this service or another one you use, written to get you to click a link or sign in on a fake page.

  • Other detailsbios, general locations, names, profile photos and usernames

    On their own these carry less risk, but they make a scam message sound more personal.

03

What should I do now?

In this order, for what this breach exposed.

1. Protect your phone number

  • Ask your mobile carrier to put a PIN or passcode on your account, and ask whether it offers a lock on SIM changes and number transfers.
  • Treat texts about deliveries, accounts or payments with care. Do not tap the link: contact the company on a number you already have.

2. Expect phishing

  • Be wary of messages that urge you to act fast, ask for personal details, or link to an address that is slightly off.
  • If a message might be genuine, do not use its links or phone numbers. Go to the site by typing its address yourself.
04

Is my address in it?

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