In a press release, Fb mentioned that the information was “very previous”
Washington: A leaker says they’re providing info on greater than 500 million Fb Inc customers – together with cellphone numbers and different information – just about without cost.
The database seems to be the identical set of Fb-linked phone numbers that has been circulating in hacker circles since January and whose existence was first reported by tech publication Motherboard, in line with Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybercrime intelligence agency Hudson Rock.
Reuters was not instantly in a position to vet the data, which is being supplied for just a few euros’ price of digital credit score on a widely known website for low-level hackers, however Gal mentioned on Saturday that he had verified the authenticity of a minimum of a few of the information by evaluating it in opposition to cellphone numbers of individuals he knew. Different journalists say they’ve additionally been in a position to match identified cellphone numbers to the main points within the information dump.
In a press release, Fb mentioned that the information was “very previous” and associated to a difficulty that it had mounted in August 2019.
An try by Reuters to succeed in the leaker over the messaging service Telegram was not instantly profitable.
Gal informed Reuters that Fb customers needs to be alert to “social engineering assaults” by individuals who might have obtained their cellphone numbers or different personal information within the coming months.
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