Meta

Facebook suffered from a data breach incident that exposed over 267 million Facebook users' information.

The compromised information includes names, phone numbers, and profiles.

The database was available online without a password, exposing sensitive personal data to anyone who accessed it.

It was unidentified exactly how the data had been accessed or what it was being used for.

It was found that the data could be used for spam messaging and phishing campaigns and the company said they contacted the internet service provider that was hosting the database.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-profile-267-million-users-exposed-names-phone-numbers-2019-12?r=US&IR=T

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/meta

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"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "12/2019",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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