Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users
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A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves 'ThinkingOne' has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely

A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves ‘ThinkingOne’ has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely available. The data is said to have come from two previous leaks and includes email addresses, locations and profile data of users of the social media platform.

  • mbirth@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This vulnerability made it possible to collect user data simply by knowing someone’s email address or phone number.

    Another example of where it pays off to have separate email addresses/aliases for every website/service you use.