Facebook (Meta Platforms)
2 May 2022 · National · Media & Entertainment
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
MEDIUM
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What happened
Security researchers discovered an unsecured database on a hacking forum containing the scraped profiles of over 1.5 million global Facebook users. The data set compiled visible user names, structural email identifiers, telephone registries, and localized location coordinates.
Incident details
Organisation
Facebook (Meta Platforms)
Attack type
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
Sector
Media & Entertainment
Threat actor
Scraping Actors
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