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Facebook (Meta Platforms)

2 May 2022 · National · Media & Entertainment
Data Leak / Misconfiguration MEDIUM ✓ Verified

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)
Date
2 May 2022
Attack type
Data Leak / Misconfiguration
Severity
MEDIUM
Sector
Media & Entertainment
State
National
Records affected
1500000
Threat actor
Scraping Actors

Source

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