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Apr 6, 2021 · The HaveIBeenPwned breach-checking site has added the 533 million phone numbers exposed in this weekend's Facebook data leak, so you can check to see if your number was affected.
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Apr 6, 2021 · 6 April 2021. BBC. People can now enter their phone numbers into a website to see if they appeared in a recent Facebook data breach. Details of more than 530 million people were leaked in a ...
Apr 6, 2021 · One well-known site that tracks data breaches is Have I Been Pwned. Just follow the link to the site and put in your email address or phone number. You will find out not only if you’ve been part ...
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By Harry Domanski
published 6 April 2021
Find out if you were affected in the Facebook data breach
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Over the last few days, it's been revealed that the personal data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users around the globe has been leaked online.
If you've found yourself victim to this recent Facebook breach, or any other, it's recommended that you change your passwords to the affected account and any other account associated with the email address.
For additional security, a password manager service can be useful in making and securely storing particularly strong and unique passwords that are unlikely to be guessed.
Whether or not your details show up in the above site's search tool, it's a good idea to practice strong online security either way, and institute two-factor authentication (2FA) in any online service that offers it, ensuring that you'll need a second security check (such as a message sent to your phone) in order to access your account or change your details.
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Apr 6, 2021 · He said the new update would apply only to phone numbers leaked in the Facebook breach and not earlier leaks. To search for a phone number, users will have to use the international format — i.e ...
- Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Apr 7, 2021 · Here’s how to check. Checking if your account is part of this breach is easy: Head to Have I Been Pwned to check if your phone number is part of the leak. If your phone number appears in the leak results, then you’ve been compromised as part of the recent Facebook breach. You can also use Avast's Hack Check tool to monitor your email ...
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Apr 7, 2021 · The site, run by data breach expert Troy Hunt, lets people input their phone number to check if they're included in the scraped Facebook data set (which includes more than just phone numbers). If ...
