Data leak
[loss] $58M+
"Scam Sniffer Report: $55 Million Stolen Due To Phishing In January"
Primary Source ↗Financial Loss
$58.3M
(58,324,698 USD)
Affected
40K
individuals/accounts
Incident Details
Scam Sniffer’s January 2024 report describes more than 40,000 victims who collectively lost more than $58 million thanks to various phishing schemes on the Twitter platform.The top seven victims collectively lost $17 million, with the top victim alone losing $4.7 million.
Total loss estimated at $58,324,698.
Technical Details
- Initial Attack Vector
- Phishing attack
- Vendor / Product
- January 2024 Twitter phishing
Timeline
- 2024-01-31 Breach occurred
- 2024-01-31 Publicly disclosed