Facebook: data from half a billion users online

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A database with details on around 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries around the world was offered in a hacker forum. The data includes phone numbers, full names, location information, email addresses, dates of birth and other information.



A spokesperson for Facebook states in a response to the news agency that the data was already stolen in 2019. The problem is said to have been resolved by August of that year. They had already been published, but now again. According to Business Insider, there is data on the streets of Facebook users from 106 countries. At least 32 million US users, 11 million British and 6 million Indians have been affected by the old leak. The medium claims to have viewed the data and claims to have verified the leaked personal data.

Founder Alon Gal of the cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock discovered that the stolen data had been posted online. According to Gal, a hacker tried to sell the data in January, but now seems to have placed the data online for nothing, so anyone can download it. The cybercrime specialist warns that malicious parties can work with the data. Gal points to possible phishing attacks and identity fraud.

You can check if your account info has leaked here at Mozilla who added the latest Facebook data leak.


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