About this breach
In April 2021, data on more than 500 million Facebook users became available for free download. The data was obtained by using a vulnerability eliminated in August 2019. Each record included the phone, but only 2.5 million contained e -mail. The records also contained names, gender, date of birth, location, status of relations and the employer.
Compromised Data
This breach exposed the following types of personal information:
fFacebookid
662.6M
15883.1% of accounts
Telephone
656.6M
15740.6% of accounts
Full name
194.1M
4654% of accounts
Nick
52.9M
1268.1% of accounts
Email
4.2M
100% of accounts
Total data points: 1.6B
Unique accounts affected: 4.2M
🔐 What should I do?
- Change your password immediately if you had an account
- Enable two-factor authentication where possible
- Monitor your accounts for suspicious activity
- Be aware of potential phishing attempts
📊 Data Classes
fFacebookid
📞 Telephone
👤 Full name
👤 Nick
📩 Email
API Access
Get information about this breach programmatically:
GET https://data-wells.niamonx.io/api/breach/Facebook