What you need to know. A colossal 400gb trove containing data from 2.873 billion x (formerly twitter) users has surfaced on hacker forums. X hit with massive data breach with 200 million records leaked, including emails
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The new leak allegedly stems from a 400gb trove of user data said to have been exfiltrated by a disgruntled employee during mass layoffs at x following musk's 2022 acquisition of the company.
Twitter (x) hit by 2.8 billion profile data leak in alleged insider job note Title edited to maintain clarity and accurately reflect the nature of the breach, emphasizing the leak of profile data rather than implying access to private information. What happened in the x data breach In march 2025, reports surfaced regarding a large dataset containing x (formerly twitter) user information that had become available on various online hacking forums and dark web marketplaces
While initial descriptions highlighted a
