It patched the hole 18 months ago and the data was already public---nothing to see here---move along
on April 8, 2021, 12:59
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WTF?! To be clear: The database containing the personal information of half a billion Facebook users is not just a treasure trove for telemarketers and telephone spammers. Information like birthdates, marital status, hometowns, and other places lived are a social engineer's bread and butter. Regardless of whether the data was already available publicly, having it listed in a convenient database and released to the public is no small matter.
Earlier this week, a security researcher discovered that Facebook leaked the data of 533 million users. Personal information in the breach included phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, hometowns, places lived, birthdates, email addresses, relationship status, and more. So this was not just a minor leak that can be swept under the rug.