Couple of months back it was announced that a group of pirates computer scientists is offering free information on data from more than 500 millions of Facebook users, including phone numbers, passwords, and email.
The database appears to be the same set of phone numbers linked to Facebook that has been circulating on hacker networks since last year and whose existence was first reported by the technology publication Motherboard , said Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock.
The information in the database had been verified by comparing the data with the telephone numbers of e people Gad knew while other tech journalists have also been able to cross-check phone numbers.
In a statement, Facebook said the data was “very old” and related to an issue that it had fixed in August 2019.
However, Gal told Reuters that herself. Facebook should be alert to “attacks” or scams for part of people or criminals who could have obtained your phone number or other private data from the database are bound by law to notify users when their data has been compromised. But those disclosures are often made to through public statements without directly contacting the users in question.
How to know if your personal data has been leaked?
If you are a social media user there are platforms so you can verify if your personal data has been compromised . One of the sites is HaveIBeenPwned.com, a database that is maintained by security analyst Troy Hunt. The site allows you to access for free through your email login details and cross them with more of 7,000 millions of accounts that have been compromised in previous violations to determine if your information has been hacked.
If you are concerned that your data in line could be violated all platforms recommend changing your passwords and avoiding the simplest .