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Facebook data breach: Over 533 million users affected, here s what to do

Daniel Adeyemi Share this article On Saturday, the personal data of over 533 million Facebook users were published in an online forum used by cybercriminals. “The exposed data includes personal information of over 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries. Including over 32 million records on users in the US, 11 million on users in the UK, and 6 million on users in India. It includes their phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and – in some cases – email addresses.” According to Business Insider.   It’s not clear how many users in Africa were affected. The last time a data breach happened was in 2018, 96,134 South African users were affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.

Facebook data breach: What happened and why it s hard to know if your data was leaked

Facebook data breach: What happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked The data breach is believed to relate to a vulnerability that the social media platform reportedly fixed in August of 2019. Loice Venance / AFP Over the long Easter weekend, reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries. And while this figure is staggering, there is more to the story than 533 million sets of data. This breach once again highlights how many of the systems we use are not designed to adequately protect our information from cybercriminals. Nor is it always straightforward to figure out whether your data have been compromised in a breach or not.

Over 500 Million Facebook Accounts Exposed

Over 500 Million Facebook Accounts Exposed Details have come out showing that Facebook was hacked sometime in 2019 exposing over 500 million different accounts loaded with personal information. The crazy part is that after reading up on the subject it seems like Facebook doesn t even care. It s almost like they re too big to fail, and they just might be.  Get our free mobile app According to Facebook, the data was scraped from users accounts two years ago and the underlying security issue was resolved. This is old data that was previously reported on in 2019, said Facebook spokesperson Liz Bourgeois. We found and fixed this issue in August 2019.

Êtes-vous concerné par la fuite massive de données sur Facebook ? La démarche pour le savoir

Êtes-vous concerné par la fuite massive de données sur Facebook ? La démarche pour le savoir
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