2016 — Twitter (X): Late last week, a password leak hit Twitter, and…

Late last week, a password leak hit Twitter, and the company locked millions of user accounts as a result. It was reported that the login credentials of more than 32 million Twitter users were compromised. According to LeakedSource, which indexes hacked credentials from data breaches, the credentials are being traded on the Dark Web for about 10 bitcoin a pop or a little under $6,000. LeakedSource goes on to note that passwords are stored as plain text files, and many seem to be attached to