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Facebook data breach509.5M accounts compromised on 2019-08-01
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Facebook (facebook.com) was the source of a data breach dated 2019-08-01, exposing 509,458,528 accounts. The details below are mirrored from Have I Been Pwned and reflect the source's account of the incident at the time of publication.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | |
|---|---|
| Source Name | |
| Domain | facebook.com |
| Breach Date | 2019-08-01 |
| Added to HIBP | 2021-04-04 |
| Last Modified | 2021-04-06 |
| Accounts Compromised | 509,458,528(509.5M) |
| Data Exposed | Dates of birthEmail addressesEmployersGendersGeographic locationsNamesPhone numbersRelationship statuses |
| Status | Verified by HIBP |
Description
In April 2021, a large data set of over 500 million Facebook users was made freely available for download. Encompassing approximately 20% of Facebook's subscribers, the data was allegedly obtained by exploiting a vulnerability Facebook advises they rectified in August 2019. The primary value of the data is the association of phone numbers to identities; whilst each record included phone, only 2.5 million contained an email address. Most records contained names and genders with many also including dates of birth, location, relationship status and employer.
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