Iqembu elingaziwa le-Hacker lifake isizindalwazi ku-inthanethi esiqukethe amakheli e-imeyili nezinombolo zocingo ezihlobene nama-akhawunti we-Twitter ayizigidi ezingu-5.4. Umhlaseli ukwazile ukubuyisa idatha ngesiphazamisi esesilungisiwe.
Isizindalwazi sinikezwa kumaForamu Okwephulwa Kwemithetho futhi satholwa yi-Buyisa Ubumfihlo. Abahlaseli bafuna "okungenani $30,000" kusizindalwazi. Isizindalwazi asinawo amagama ayimfihlo, kodwa siqukethe amakheli e-imeyili noma izinombolo zocingo noma zombili ingqikithi yabasebenzisi be-Twitter abayizi-5,485,636. Umhlaseli uthi ukwephulwa kwedatha kuqukethe ama-akhawunti osaziwayo nezinkampani. Ukubuyisela Ubumfihlo kukwazile ukunquma ukuthi ukuvuza kuyiqiniso, kodwa hhayi ukuthi isimangalo sokuthi amagama adumile ayekuwo.
Umhlaseli ufinyelele ubungozi ngokuba sengozini okwaziwayo osekulungisiwe. Ukuba sengozini kwethulwe ngomhlaka-1 Januwari epulatifomu yenzuzo yeziphazamisi i-HackerOne ngumcwaningi wezokuphepha. Kube yiphutha kuklayenti le-Android elidinga umhlaseli ukuthi enze isicelo se-POST ku-API yokugibela ye-Twitter. Umcwaningi wezokuphepha uchaza udaba ngokuningiliziwe ku-HackerOne. I-Twitter ithathe ubungozi futhi yakulungisa ngoJanuwari 13. Imininingwane yashicilelwa ngoFebhuwari 11, futhi umcwaningi waklonyeliswa ngomklomelo we-$5040. Akwaziwa ukuthi umhlaseli manje ohlinzeka ngesizindalwazi uluthole kanjani ulwazi ukuze enze lo bugebengu.