Experts found another issue in Facebook's systems. A private research company discovered that over 1.5 billion information of FB users are for sale in a hacker forum.
Experts found another issue in Facebook's systems. A private research company discovered that over 1.5 billion information of FB users are for sale in a hacker forum.
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
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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.