Hacker claims to have grabbed 1.2 billion Facebook user records - here's what we know
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A hacker claims to have scraped 1.2 billion Facebook user records, including names, locations, and phone numbers. Cybersecurity researchers confirmed parts of the data are legitimate, raising concerns about potential phishing attacks and identity theft. Meta suggests the database is old, but researchers believe it could be one of the largest Facebook data scrapes, highlighting ongoing privacy and security issues for the platform's users.
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