Data from Facebook users ended up on the dark web (illustration). – ISOPIX / SIPA
Cybersecurity firm Cyble has revealed that personal data contained in 267 million accounts
FacebookHad been sold on the dark web, reports 01Net. Among the accessible data were the email address, first and last name, phone number, Facebook ID, last connection, status (active or not) as well as the age of the user, Cyble specifies. in a press release published on Medium.
If no password could have been intercepted this time, the data collected could have allowed cybercriminals to launch phishing companions (phishing) in order to recover other data or then to send spam. .
Only 500 euros
Sale price for this windfall of information? 500 euros. A sum that the cybersecurity company took out to recover all of the data. The researchers were able to verify information that had escaped Facebook’s control. At the moment, they don’t know exactly how the data got to the dark web.
In the meantime, Cyble researchers recommend that Facebook users check their account privacy settings, and be wary of unsolicited email and text messages.
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