Twilio data breach gets a whole lot worse as it confirms hackers accessed Authy user phone numbers


The recent data breach affecting Twilio may have taken a rather unfortunate extra turn after new reports claim the hackers can single out Authy users from the archives.

The infamous ShinyHunters hacking collective recently said it stole 33 million phone numbers from Twilio, and the company has now revealed that the attackers were able to determine which of those phone numbers are used for its Authy service. For those unfamiliar with Authy, it is a popular multi-factor authentication (MFA) tool, which Twilio acquired back in 2015.

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Source: MSN News


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