Archive · 23 May 2025
Hacker Claims to Sell Data of 1.2 Billion Facebook Users
A hacker is claiming to have stolen the private information of 1.2 billion Facebook users and is trying to sell it.
They say they got the data by taking it from the website using a special program.
The information includes things like names, email addresses, and phone numbers.
Facebook says the data is old and was from a previous security issue in 2021.
However, users are advised to take precautions like changing passwords in case their data was exposed.
A hacker claims to have 1.2 billion Facebook user data for sale on the dark web.
The hacker, known as ByteBreaker, allegedly scraped the data using web scraping.
Reportedly stolen data includes names, IDs, emails, phone numbers, and location data.
Facebook claims the data originates from a 2021 breach affecting over 500 million users.
Officials advise Facebook users to change passwords and set up fraud alerts.
- Who
- A hacker known as ByteBreaker.
- What
- Claims to possess and sell data of 1.2 billion Facebook users.
- When
- The alleged data breach is claimed to be from 2021.
- Where
- The dark web.
- Why
- To profit from selling user data.
- Hacker's Alias
- ByteBreaker
- Reported Accounts Affected
- 1.2 billion
- Alleged Data
- Names, user IDs, emails, phone numbers, birthdates, location data
- Sale Location
- Dark web
- Facebook's reported breach year
- 2021