Massive X data leak affects over 200 million users
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A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves 'ThinkingOne' has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely

A self-proclaimed data enthusiast calling themselves ‘ThinkingOne’ has made a huge database containing 201 million pieces of user data from X freely available. The data is said to have come from two previous leaks and includes email addresses, locations and profile data of users of the social media platform.

    • Gibibit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the guide on how to switch. I’ve been using a mail provider with my own domain for a while now. I’m not unhappy with their service but they only let me make a few inboxes. Good to know switching can be seamless.

    • max_dryzen@mander.xyzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      wouldn’t profilers simply track via the domain tld instead of the whole address…shopping1 at uniquedomain, bank2 at uniquedomain , etc

      and in the case of aliasing, couldnt a domain provider tell where the aliases rout to and sell that info as a side earner?

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      How do you reply to those emails in case of needing to contact with said company.
      I’d assume they would deny service if the user (even on the same custom domain) is not equal to the account holder.