Twitter says an attacker used its API to match usernames to phone numbers

Re:Twitter says an attacker used its API to match usernames ... by amalcon on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @10:21PM (#22253180)

None of that let you treat your phone number as anything other than public.

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Re:Twitter says an attacker used its API to match usernames ... by burner831234 on Thursday February 06, 2020 @01:06AM (#22253776)

I mean we realize this thread of argument has nothing to do with the point right?

A cell phone number does not equal your kitchen phone in terms of access to information. The whole this is moot. The issue now is that this is my personal phone number, me, personally, and is being used as a piece of validating information in a variety of compromises databases.

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