Facebook Sure Seems Desperate To Pass This Latest Data Breach Off As Old News For Some Reason
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In the aftermath of bombshell reports of a massive data breach that may have compromised the personal information of as many as 533 million users, Facebook has committed absolutely to trying to spin the leak as old news, no big deal, definitely nothing to see here, no need to even think about this too much at all, really.
Facebook Data Breach: How To Check If You re Part Of The Leak, Preventive Measures To Take
KEY POINTS
According to Facebook, the actual hack took place a couple of years ago
Despite this, users may want to check if their data have been compromised
They can also follow some tips to protect their data
Cybersecurity experts revealed a few days ago that over half a billion Facebook users personal information have been leaked. It s a gold mine of data, which includes users full names, birthdays, locations and phone numbers. Although Facebook claims that the actual hack happened a couple of years ago, it won t hurt if users would check to see if their account is part of the breach and take a few preventive measures to make sure future incidents as messy as this one won t affect them.
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An estimated 32 million, of the half-billion of Facebook account details posted online, were tied to US-based accounts.
More than 533 million Facebook users had their personal information posted to a public hacker forum, a move that is raising concerns about an uptick in cybercrime leveraging the credentials.
The publicly released Facebook user data is believed to be part of a 2019 “Add Friend” Facebook security bug exploited by hackers at the time. The flaw allowed criminals to siphon hundreds of millions of member account details from Facebook and sell them to the highest bidder on illicit online markets.
Facebook Hack 2021: How to Check if Your Email, Phone Number Have Been Leaked
Facebook has been breached by data hackers and over 500 million users with their personal information have been exposed. Firtunately, new tools are developed to help you check if your personal information has been leaked.
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Unfortunately, Facebook has been breached by data hackers and over 500 million users with their personal information have been exposed. The social media giants is currently finding solutions to resolve the issue; however most of the damage is done.
For those concerned, new tools are developed on the internet to help you check if your personal information has been leaked.
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Data of 533 million Facebook users leaked online, here is how you can check if you are safe
In a massive data breach, the personal information of over 533 million Facebook users was leaked online.
Ankita Chakravarti | April 6, 2021 | Updated 14:34 IST
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The data included the contact number, Facebook IDs, birthdates, and more of users.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other co-founders Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz were among the affected users.
In a massive data breach, the personal information of over 533 million Facebook users was leaked online.The data included the contact number, Facebook IDs, birthdates, and more of users. As per the Business Insider report, personal information of over 3.2 crore users in the US, 1.1 crores in the UK, and 60 lakh in India were exposed. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other co-founders Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz were among the affected users.