{"id":219743,"date":"2021-04-05T18:45:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach\/"},"modified":"2021-04-05T18:45:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:45:09","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"#Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Data Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26d7f1eb865\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26d7f1eb865\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach\/#What_Facebook_Data_was_Stolen\" >What Facebook Data was Stolen?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach\/#How_to_Check_if_Your_Phone_Number_Was_Stolen_From_Facebook\" >How to Check if Your Phone Number Was Stolen From Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-facebook-data-breach\/#How_to_Check_if_Your_Email_Address_Was_Stolen_From_Facebook\" >How to Check if Your Email Address Was Stolen From Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Everything You Need to Know About the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Data Breach&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/facebook-red-hero.png?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"facebook logo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The personal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/76537\/personal-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-stolen-by-hackers\/\">data of 533 million Facebook users leaked<\/a> online. That\u2019s a large percentage of the world\u2019s population, so you should check to see if your account or phone number was affected. We\u2019ll show you so you can protect yourself.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Facebook_Data_was_Stolen\"><\/span>What Facebook Data was Stolen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first thing you probably want to know is what type of information was released. The data includes pretty much anything available on your account. Full name, phone number, locations, birthday, email addresses, relationship status, you name it.<\/p>\n<p>This personal data was released online and anyone can access it for free if they know where to look. The 533 million affected users are from the U.S., U.K., India, and over 100 other countries. Essentially, if you have a Facebook account, this is something to be concerned about.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free.<\/p>\n<p>This means that if you have a Facebook account, it is extremely likely the phone number used for the account was leaked.<\/p>\n<p>I have yet to see Facebook acknowledging this absolute negligence of your data. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ysGCPZm5U3\">https:\/\/t.co\/ysGCPZm5U3<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nM0Fu4GDY8\">pic.twitter.com\/nM0Fu4GDY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alon Gal (Under the Breach) (@UnderTheBreach) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderTheBreach\/status\/1378314424239460352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderTheBreach\/status\/1378314424239460352?s=20\">origin of this particular security breach<\/a> goes back to early 2020 when that same number of accounts, 533 million, had their phone numbers leaked. This latest leak builds on that and makes the situation even worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/76537\/personal-data-of-533-million-facebook-users-stolen-by-hackers\/\"><strong><em>Personal Data of 533 Million Facebook Users Stolen by Hackers<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Check_if_Your_Phone_Number_Was_Stolen_From_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Check if Your Phone Number Was Stolen From Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, let\u2019s start with phone numbers. You can use a website called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewseachday.com\/facebook-phone-numbers-us\">The News Each Day<\/a>\u201d to check if your phone number was included in the leak.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the website in a web browser such as Google Chrome and enter your phone number in the text box. Click \u201cCheck\u201d when you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-05_11-03-28.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"check phone number\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If your phone number is not included in the leak, you\u2019ll see the message below that reads, \u201cResult: Your phone number is not in the data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-05_11-05-53.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"phone number not included\" width=\"603\" height=\"180\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If your number is included, you should at minimum change your Facebook account\u2019s password. We also recommend using two-factor authentication whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Secure Your Facebook Account<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Check_if_Your_Email_Address_Was_Stolen_From_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Check if Your Email Address Was Stolen From Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To check if your email address was leaked, we\u2019ll be using a website called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\">Have I Been Pwned<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head to the website in a web browser such as Google Chrome. Enter the email address you\u2019re concerned about and click the \u201cPwned?\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-05_11-09-08.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"check email address\" width=\"649\" height=\"333\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it\u2019s highly likely that you will find your address has been compromised in data breaches that don\u2019t include Facebook\u2019s. Scroll down the page and look for Facebook. If you don\u2019t see it, you were not affected by the recent leak.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-05_11-11-26.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"pwned message\" width=\"599\" height=\"106\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you do see Facebook listed here, or you\u2019re concerned about the other breaches, it\u2019s a good idea to change your password and use two-factor authentication\u00a0whenever possible.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Data breaches are never a good thing, especially on websites as massive as Facebook. Keep tabs on your information and make sure to take action if you have been affected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is Two-Factor Authentication, and Why Do I Need It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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