Nearly 33 million Twitter accounts' usernames and passwords have reportedly leaked and that information is being sold online, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The data is available via LeakedSource, which published a blog post on June 8 indicating that a user had provided a copy of all the Twitter user information for the site's database, which can be accessed for a fee. Though no specific number has been given, Twitter reportedly told the Journal that the company has informed millions of users about the security issue and is requiring them to create new passwords.
Twitter's trust and information officer Michael Coates told the Journal that the leak came via Twitter's own computers and that there is "no indication that we have been compromised."
LeakedSource's blog entry reiterates Coates' statement, suggesting LeakedSource has obtained " very strong evidence that Twitter was not hacked, rather the consumer was."
"The explanation for this is that tens of millions of people have become infected by malware, and the malware sent every saved username and password from browsers like Chrome and Firefox back to the hackers from all websites including Twitter," the blog post continues.
Coates wrote that Twitter is working with LeakedSource "to obtain this info & take additional steps to protect users." The Twitter Support account is currently directing users reporting hacked accounts to file a case report about their situation.
Among those hacked this week have been the official NFL account, Katy Perry andTwitter co-founder Evan Williams.
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