32million Twitter accounts ‘hacked’

Hackers claim they have managed to crack 32 million Twitter accounts and are selling people’s personal details on the dark web, it is claimed.

LeakedSource claimed in a blog post that a cache of stolen Twitter data contains millions of usernames, passwords and email addresses.

The site, which sources leaked login credentials, also said that the information was attained by a malware affecting browsers, like Firefox and Chrome.
What is malware?
This is basically software that has been solely designed to disrupt computer systems.

A spokesman for Twitter said that its data has not been breached (Picture: Getty Images)

So the information may have been taken via your web browser, rather than directly from Twitter.
However, a spokesman for Twitter has told TechCrunch that its systems were not breached.

He said: ‘We are confident that these usernames and credentials were not obtained by a Twitter data breach – our systems have not been breached. In fact, we’ve been working to help keep accounts protected by checking our data against what’s been shared from recent other password leaks.’
Looking at the information, LeakedSource stated many of the hacked accounts appear to be from Russia.
But if you’re still worried, it doesn’t hurt to change your password.

A bit more about LeakedSource

LeakedSource is a search engine which accumulates leaked information and allows you to delete them.

Recently, Myspace and LinkedIn accounts were said to have been hijacked.
This is believed to have led to a number of celebrities finding their Facebook accounts hacked, including the site’s creator, Mark Zuckerberg.
‘We recommend people use a unique, strong password,’ the Twitter spokesman added.

Source: Metro.co.uk