HOUSTON, Texas If you use Facebook, your phone number and user ID information may be available to anyone willing to pay for it.
The trouble started in 2019 when a security flaw allowed hackers to grab Facebook ID information and phone numbers of users who linked them to their account. Now, we are learning that the information is reportedly for sale.
Facebook knows all about the problem. The company even sent out a fix to make sure it does not happen again.
Internet security experts tell us the damage is done.
According to a report from Motherboard, researchers recently learned information from more than 500 million users that was previously hacked by cyber criminals can now be bought on the web for $20 a pop. $5,000 can buy 10,000 numbers.
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If you use Facebook, your phone number and user ID information may be available to anyone willing to pay for it.
The trouble started in 2019 when a security flaw allowed hackers to grab Facebook ID information and phone numbers of users who linked them to their account. Now, we are learning that the information is reportedly for sale.
Facebook knows all about the problem. The company even sent out a fix to make sure it does not happen again.
Internet security experts tell us the damage is done.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) If you use Facebook, your phone number and user ID information may be available to anyone willing to pay for it.
The trouble started in 2019 when a security flaw allowed hackers to grab Facebook ID information and phone numbers of users who linked them to their account. Now, we are learning that the information is reportedly for sale.
Facebook knows all about the problem. The company even sent out a fix to make sure it does not happen again.
Internet security experts tell us the damage is done.
According to a report from Motherboard, researchers recently learned information from more than 500 million users that was previously hacked by cyber criminals can now be bought on the web for $20 a pop. $5,000 can buy 10,000 numbers.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) If you use Facebook, your phone number and user ID information may be available to anyone willing to pay for it.
The trouble started in 2019 when a security flaw allowed hackers to grab Facebook ID information and phone numbers of users who linked them to their account. Now, we are learning that the information is reportedly for sale.
Facebook knows all about the problem. The company even sent out a fix to make sure it does not happen again.
Internet security experts tell us the damage is done.
According to a report from Motherboard, researchers recently learned information from more than 500 million users that was previously hacked by cyber criminals can now be bought on the web for $20 a pop. $5,000 can buy 10,000 numbers.
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Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today announced the appointment of Mary Dickerson as Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer. As Chief People Officer, Dickerson will be responsible for all aspects of human resources at Radian, including Workforce Strategy, Employee Benefits, Compensation, Employee Relations, Executive Development, Human Resource Operations, Inclusion and Diversity, Talent Acquisition and Talent Organizational Development.
Mary Dickerson, EVP, Chief People Officer, Radian (Photo: Business Wire)
Dickerson will report directly to Radian Chief Executive Officer Rick Thornberry and is replacing Anita Scott, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, who retired in December 2020 after more than 20 years with the company.