Gulu lodziwika bwino la owononga kapena owononga osadziwika ayika malo osungira pa intaneti okhala ndi ma adilesi a imelo ndi manambala a foni okhudzana ndi maakaunti 5.4 miliyoni a Twitter. Wowukirayo adatha kubweza detayo kudzera mu cholakwika chomwe chakonzedwa.
Malo osungirako zinthuwa amaperekedwa pa Breach Forums ndipo adapezeka ndi Bwezeretsani Zinsinsi. Owukirawo akufuna "osachepera $ 30,000" pankhokwe. Dongosololi lilibe mapasiwedi, koma lili ndi ma adilesi a imelo kapena manambala a foni kapena onse ogwiritsa ntchito Twitter 5,485,636. Wowukirayo akuti kuphwanya kwa data kuli ndi maakaunti a anthu otchuka ndi makampani. Bwezerani Zazinsinsi adatha kudziwa kuti kutayikirako ndi kowona, koma osati zonena kuti mayina otchuka anali mmenemo.
Wowukirayo adafikira pachiwopsezocho kudzera pachiwopsezo chodziwika chomwe chakhazikitsidwa kale. Chiwopsezochi chinaperekedwa pa Januware 1 pa nsanja ya bug bounty HackerOne ndi wofufuza zachitetezo. Zinali cholakwika mu kasitomala wa Android zomwe zimafuna wowukira kuti apemphe POST ku Twitter's onboarding API. Wofufuza zachitetezo akufotokoza nkhaniyi mwatsatanetsatane pa HackerOne. Twitter inatenga chiwopsezo ndikuchikonza pa January 13. Zambiri zinasindikizidwa pa February 11, ndipo wofufuzayo anapatsidwa mphoto ya $ 5040. Sizikudziwika kuti wowukirayo yemwe tsopano akupereka nkhokweyo adapeza bwanji chidziwitsocho kuti achite chinyengocho.