Twitter belatedly confirms data breach which exposed contact details for 5.4M accounts <div class="feat-image">
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Update: Twitter has rather belatedly confirmed that a hacker was able to expose the account details, though the company has not commented on the 5.4M number. See statement at the end of the piece.</p>
<p>A <a href="
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<p>The data – which ties Twitter handles to phone numbers and email addresses – has been offered for sale on a hacking forum, for $30,000 … </p>
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