200 million users affected as 9.4GB X data leaked online

X data leak

Data leaks have been quite prevalent in the past few years, and another such significant leak has been discovered from popular social media site X (formerly known as Twitter). This discovery has been made by researchers at Cyber Press, where they state the leaked database contains a total of 9.4GB of data.

The leaked data includes email addresses, names, and other account details of users on X, leaving close to 200 million users vulnerable to spyware or phishing attacks. However, there has been no official press release or any information from an official source at the time of writing.

The leaked database was first reported on a well-known hacking forum for data leaks and breaches, where a user named “michupa” created a new account on July 7, and released 9.7GB of leaked data divided into 10 files, each containing close to 1 GB of data. It is also still available for public download.

All the files in the leaked data have a codename – “Twitter_Full_b1nd,” and have the full names of X users and their account information, including user name and other details. The Cyber Press Team has also verified the accuracy of the email addresses of some of the listed X profiles.

This incident highlights the critical importance of strong cybersecurity practices that most big organizations must follow, because of the ongoing data breaches lately.