Webhackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said wednesday.

But experts say the hackers could have caused far more damage.

Webthe flaw allowed malicious actors to automate account lookups β€” entering email addresses and phone numbers en masse to see if they were associated with.

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Webdata alleged to contain the email addresses of more than 200 million twitter users is being given away for free on a hacker forum, reports say.

It was an unprecedented attack on privacy, trust and security.

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