09/09/2019
LegalShield
Recent Facebook data breach exposed phone numbers linked to as many as 419 million of their users. Here is what you need to know:
The week of Sept. 2, 2019, news broke that the Facebook data breach exposed phone numbers linked to as many as 419 million of their users. The dataset included as many as 133 million records on Facebook users in the US, 18 million on people in the UK and 50 million on users in Vietnam. It appears the data which includes phone numbers and Facebook IDs and in some cases users' names, genders and countries -- was scraped from the platform.
Even though the data set is old and has since been taken down, this leak puts those affected at risk for spam calls and SIM-hacking scams that could endanger their online accounts not just on Facebook.
Generally, the exposure of phone numbers alone won't get hackers very far in terms of true identity theft. However, one piece of data, such as your name, address, phone number or date of birth, can be used to recreate your identity, and then in turn be sold on the dark web and deep web. This is the reason that real-time monitoring in these areas is so important. IDShield’s dark web and deep web monitoring provides extensive scans of online sources for identity data and sends members real-time alerts if their PII is found. IDShield reviews thousands of websites and data points across the dark web and deep web to see if member information has been exposed.
Consumers should do their research. However, IDShield offers one of the most comprehensive, best-in-class monitoring platforms. We provide a protection policy of up to $1 million. We also have an Unlimited Service Guarantee that ensures we will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to achieve full identity restoration in case your identity is stolen.
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