A user in a low-level hacking forum on Saturday published the phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users for free.
The exposed data includes the 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.
https://www.businessinsider.com/stolen-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-leaked-online-2021-4
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New York (CNN Business)Facebook does not plan to notify its customers who may be among the half a billion users whose personal information was exposed after being posted to a website used by hackers.
Last weekend, it was reported that a database of records from more than 533 million Facebook accounts — including phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays, and other personal details — had been shared online. While the leak did not include sensitive information such as credit cards or social security numbers, the data could still be exploited by bad actors.
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