Facebook won't tell you if you're part of massive data breach
Technology | Apr 08, 2021, 12:01 PM ISTFacebook is in no mood to notify those who were affected in a massive data breach involving 533 million users, including over 61 lakh Indians.
Facebook is in no mood to notify those who were affected in a massive data breach involving 533 million users, including over 61 lakh Indians.
According to media reports, the leaked data includes Zukerberg's phone number, Facebook user ID, personal details like location, marriage details and birth date.
Personal details such as phone numbers of around 6.1 million (61 lakh) Indians on Facebook have allegedly been leaked online and posted on hacking forums, according to a cybersecurity executive.
The availability of the data set was first reported by Business Insider. According to that publication, it has information from 106 countries including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, and email addresses.
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