New York and Washington DC (CNN) Twitter revealed late Friday night that hackers had downloaded personal data, possibly including private messages, from up to eight of the accounts targeted in this week's massive hack. Twitter TWTR said in a blog post that hackers had downloaded the data using a tool that includes an archive of private messages. The company said these eight accounts were not verified accounts, meaning the most high-profile figures impacted by this week's hack have not been found to have their data downloaded. However, it's unclear if their data, including private messages, was accessed in other ways. Twitter's latest update could ease that particular concern, though the company has not said precisely what information, if any, might have been accessed through verified accounts.

Source: CNN July 18, 2020 13:54 UTC