Spam wave after Facebook data leak: How to stop unwanted text messages
Data of over 500 million Facebook users, which originated from a leak in 2019, has recently resurfaced on the Internet. Since the leaked data also includes numerous cell phone numbers, many users are currently receiving intrusive SMS spam. Here's what you can do about it. Facebook can claim 1,000 times that the circulating data originates from an older leak and that the breach has long since been closed: The fact is that over 500 million data records of Facebook users have been offered by cybercriminals on the Internet in recent days. In addition to names, the data also includes cell phone numbers, locations, and in some cases birth dates and mail addresses. As it turns out, affected users from Germany are currently receiving more SMS spam messages. You can easily check whether your data has also been tapped. You can use the web app from Have I Been Pwned to search for your email address and, more recently, your cell phone number . As it turns out, there are significantly more mob...