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Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by godelmachine on Friday October 12, 2018 @04:14PM (#18204380)
I see the same thing. Wonder if anyone was informed that actually had been affected.
Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by teovoinea on Friday October 12, 2018 @04:22PM (#18204433)
I have been affected, quoting text:

Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue?

Yes. Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, attackers accessed the following Facebook account information:

    Name.
    Email addresses.
    Phone number.
Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, the attackers did not gain access to certain information, such as:

    Account passwords.
    Payment card or credit card information.
Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by thomasahle on Friday October 12, 2018 @04:51PM (#18204626)
Mine continues:

Additionally, the attackers also accessed other account information, including:

- The following information associated with your Facebook account:

    - Username.
    - Date of birth.
    - Gender.

 - Types of the devices you've used to access Facebook.
 - The language you choose to use Facebook in.

 - If you previously added this specific information to your Facebook account, it was also accessed:

    - Relationship status.
    - Religion.
    - Hometown.
    - Current city.
    - Work.
    - Education.
    - Website.

 - The 10 most recent locations you've checked in to or been tagged in. These locations are determined by the places named in the posts, such as a landmark or restaurant, not location data from a device.

 - The 15 most recent searches you've entered into the Facebook search bar.

 - People or Pages you follow on Facebook.
Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by robinwassen on Friday October 12, 2018 @05:49PM (#18204965)
Had the same list as you, I was just happy it did not mention Messenger since that would be accessing truly private data.

The data you listed is semi-public in my case.

Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by pbhjpbhj on Saturday October 13, 2018 @07:04AM (#18207410)
There's lots of "verification" data there, and lots of info to make convincing phishing attempts. That's serious juju.

Like if I say "I'm calling from Samsung about your SMA500FU, phone number #####, ..." that gives me a lot of trust for a phish.

I wonder, say, how many phones I could get by mailing people an envelope saying their phone was at risk of exploding, sending corresponding texts, etc..

Re:Facebook Says Hackers Stole Detailed Personal Data from 1... by anonu on Friday October 12, 2018 @04:25PM (#18204452)
I also got an alert in my feed. I stopped using Facebook 2 years ago... I didnt delete my account. But this incident highlights the latent risk our data poses across hundreds of websites...

Is my Facebook account impacted by this security issue?

Yes. Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, attackers accessed the following Facebook account information:

  Name.
  Email addresses.
  Phone number.
Based on what we've learned so far in our investigation, the attackers did not gain access to certain information, such as:

  Account passwords.
  Payment card or credit card information.