Data from 533 million Facebook users published

The personal data of Facebook users worldwide has apparently been stolen. This is reported by several media. According to the report, they were posted on a hacker forum - and are now available to criminals.

Phone numbers and personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were published in a forum for hackers on Saturday. This was reported by several media. Although the data is said to be several years old, it poses a risk to those whose details became public.

The releases reportedly include personal information of more than 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries, including more than 32 million records on users in the U.S., 11 million on users in the U.K. and 6 million on users in India. The records include phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, dates of birth and, in some cases, email addresses.

The data, which has now surfaced, was reportedly discovered by cybercrime firm Hudson Rock. They could provide valuable information to criminals. It is conceivable, for example, that unauthorized persons could use people's personal data to impersonate them.

The data had already surfaced in encrypted form in January. At that time, a user in the same hacking forum had advertised an automated bot that could allegedly provide the phone numbers of hundreds of millions of Facebook users for a price. However, it is possible that no one paid the requested price. Now the entire data set has been published for free on the hacking forum - and is generally available.

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