Millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found Online, say media reports. The “exposed” server, which had no password to it, contained more than 419 million records over several databases on users across geographies, including 133 million records on U.S.-based Facebook users, 18 million records of users in the U.K., & another with more than 50 million records on users in Vietnam.
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Facebook left huge database of users’ phone numbers exposed – CultofMac
A Facebook server containing hundreds of millions of users’ phone numbers was left completely exposed to potential attackers, according to a new report. The data linked each phone number to a user’s unique Facebook ID, potentially exposing personal information that could be used against victims. Some of the records also contained the person’s name, gender and country.
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