The Facebook company has been engulfed by scandals and data breaches in the past year. While this trend has continued this year as well.
Recently, a security researcher has discovered a database with information on the names and phone numbers of 267 million users of the social network Facebook.
The data was in an unprotected format and copied on hacker forums.
And this represents a treasure trove of data for advertisers, because the data is legal and comes from the social network itself, which is considered a reliable source, Reuters reports, KTV broadcasts.
However, for hackers, possession of this data means they can cross-reference data from phone records with Facebook user profiles.
According to analysts, the data can be compromised through a specific program that gives developers access to data such as friends list, groups and photos.
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Otherwise, Facebook has been criticized in recent years for its lack of security protocols.
Last year, a company called Cambridge Analytica obtained the data of Facebook users using an app that turned out to be more than just academic research.
There is still no information on how users can find out if their data has been hacked or if the database is shared among hacker forums.
