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I'm one of the unlucky 400,000 who had the most information stolen. Complete notification: Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue? Yes
by rlt 8y ago
I'm one of the unlucky 400,000 who had the most information stolen. Complete notification:
Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue?
Yes. Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, attackers accessed the following Facebook account information:
* Name.
* Primary email address.
* Most recently added phone number.
Additionally, the attackers also accessed other account information, including:
* The following information associated with your Facebook account:
* Username.
* Date of birth.
* Gender.
* Types of the devices you've used to access Facebook.
* The language you choose to use Facebook in.
* If you previously added this specific information to your Facebook account, it was also accessed:
* Relationship status.
* Religion.
* Hometown.
* Current city.
* Work.
* Education.
* Website.
* The 10 most recent locations you've checked in to or been tagged in. These locations are determined by the places named in the posts, such as a landmark or restaurant, not location data from a device.
* The 15 most recent searches you've entered into the Facebook search bar.
* People or Pages you follow on Facebook.
A small subset of Facebook accounts, including yours, had additional Facebook information made available to the attackers. Learn more about how this information was made available. This is specifically information that appears when viewing your own profile and includes additional information, such as:
* Posts from your timeline.
* Your Friends list.
* Messenger conversation names, but not their contents.
* If you are a Page admin, you may have also had messages to your Page made available to the attackers.
* Groups you're a member of.
Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, the attackers did not gain access to certain information, such as:
* Account passwords.
* Payment card or credit card information.
- gizmo385 8y ago> If you are a Page admin, you may have also had messages to your Page made available to the attackers. That seems to stand out to me as a bit of an outlier. Depending on the kind of page that an affected individual operates, that could be pretty big.
- gukov 8y agoAll companies that deal with personal data should be required to display a list similar to the above as a warning: "In case of a security breach, your personal information will be made available, including but not limited to: ..." The warning should be displayed during registration and then repeated monthly as a reminder.
- zavi 8y ago> The 15 most recent searches you've entered into the Facebook search bar. I can see how the attacker can use this to blackmail somebody.
- salimmadjd 8y agoI’m curious do you post random stuff on FB or do you do a lot of political activism? I’m curious if these are random or targeted? Also how many FB friends do you have?