Full case study of Facebook data leak

In 2016

FB came under fire after Cambridge Analytica scraped data of 80 mn users in violation of its terms of service to target voters with political ad

Earlier this Apr

Linkedln confirmed data breach of 500 Mn subscribers including sensitive information like email address, phone number, workplace information etc

The data comprises personal information such as names, Facebook ID, addresses, phone numbers, email IDs, workplace information, date of birth, date of account creation, relationship status, & b

How can leaked Data be misuse

The stolen data can be used to send spam emails, make calls, mount phishing attacks & target advertisin

Hackers can also use it to engineer online fraud scheme

They can impersonate users & transfer cash on their behalf, without their knowledg

Where is the Data now

The database is available on dark web - a haven for illegal activities. CTO of cyber intelligence firm Hudson Rock confirmed that this data was being sold on cloud-based messaging app Telegram. Recently it seems to be popping up on various hacker forums across the interne

Personal information of overall leaked