Twitter said that the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people.

Twitter said that the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its most high-profile users targeted 130 people. The hackers were able to reset the passwords of 45 of those accounts.

The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post that for up to eight of these accounts the attackers also downloaded the account's information through the Your Twitter Data tool.

TwitterNone of the eight were verified accounts, Twitter said, adding that it is contacting the owners of the affected accounts.

We're embarrassed, we're disappointed, and more than anything, we're sorry. We know that we must work to regain your trust, and we will support all efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice, Twitter said in the blog post.

The July 17 attack broke into the Twitter accounts of world leaders, celebrities in one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years.

Twitter The attackers sent out tweets from the accounts of the public figures, offering to send 2,000 for every 1,000 sent to an anonymous Bitcoin address.