The data was likely harvested in using a vulnerability in Twitter's API that allowed users to input an email/phone number and retrieve the associated Twitter ID. Twitter confirmed the vulnerability was patched in January 2022, but the scraped data has circulated in various "Collections" ever since.
The file is part of a series of datasets compiled in late 2022 and early 2023. It typically contains:
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This collection is widely considered a rather than a "content" library.
: Files shared with this name on forums or via torrents frequently contain Trojans or Infostealers . The data was likely harvested in using a
: This is the most sensitive part; the leak allegedly linked public handles to private email addresses.
: It allows bad actors to find the private email address of an anonymous account. It typically contains: : If you are worried
: Names, screen names (handles), and follower counts.