After Data Breach Exposes 530 Million, Facebook Says It Will Not Notify Users

The leaked data includes personal information from 533 million Facebook users in106 countries.

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Facebook decided not to notify over 530 million of its users whose personal data was lifted in a breach sometime before August 2019 and was recently made available in a public database. Facebook also has no plans to do so, a spokesperson said.

Phone numbers, full names, locations, some email addresses, and other details from user profiles were posted to an amateur hacking forum on Saturday, Business Insider reported last week.

The leaked data includes personal information from 533 million Facebook users in 106 countries.