Now, Twitter didn’t say the exact number of the affected accounts. Furthermore, in its blog post, the social media stated that it wasn’t “able to confirm every account that was potentially impacted.” But it hinted that some of the victims in the attack were users with pseudonymous profiles. That is why it advises such users to not add a publicly known phone number or email address to their Twitter account. However, in the hacker forum, the person who committed the attack claimed that the stolen data contained information about celebrities, companies, and random users. They also gave an exact number: 5,485,636.
We should note that, according to Twitter, no passwords have been exposed. But nevertheless, the social media platform advises users to “enable 2-factor authentication using authentication apps or hardware security keys” in order to protect their accounts. Twitter also stated that it will be notifying the account owners it can confirm were affected by the attack.
As Twitter said, if you are concerned about your account’s safety or have questions about how it protects your personal information, you can fill out this form and reach out to Twitter’s Office of Data Protection.