Twitter (200M)
MEDIUM RISKData breach — January 2021
In early 2023, over 200M records scraped from Twitter appeared on a popular hacking forum. The data was obtained sometime in 2021 by abusing an API that enabled email addresses to be resolved to Twitter profiles. The subsequent results were then composed into a corpus of data containing email addresses alongside public Twitter profile information including names, usernames and follower counts.
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What happened in the Twitter (200M) data breach?
In early 2023, over 200M records scraped from Twitter appeared on a popular hacking forum. The data was obtained sometime in 2021 by abusing an API that enabled email addresses to be resolved to Twitter profiles. The subsequent results were then composed into a corpus of data containing email addresses alongside public Twitter profile information including names, usernames and follower counts.
The exposed data included 4 types of personal information. Learn more about what a data breach means for you.
Quick answer — was Twitter (200M) hacked?
Yes. Twitter (200M) was breached in January 2021. The breach exposed 211,524,284 records including email addresses, names, social media profiles. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the Twitter (200M) breach so dangerous?
The Twitter (200M) breach exposed 211,524,284 records — that is 211.5M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of email addresses, names, social media profiles makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Twitter (200M) breach?
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Social media profiles — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Usernames — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Is the Twitter (200M) breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Twitter (200M) breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2021 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your Twitter (200M) password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the Twitter (200M) breach
Approximately 211,524,284 user records were exposed in the Twitter (200M) breach in January 2021.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Twitter (200M) password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Who was affected by the Twitter (200M) breach?
The Twitter (200M) data breach affected approximately 211,524,284 users who had accounts with the service. With 211.5M records exposed, this is one of the larger breaches tracked in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Twitter (200M) or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the Twitter (200M) breach
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