[Blockchain Today Reporter Jieun Lee] According to the industry, on the 3rd (local time), sensitive personal information of 500 million Facebook users, including 121,000 Koreans, was leaked to the hacking forum.
This is a potential threat to millions of cryptocurrency traders and holders who can be vulnerable to SIM swapping and attacks using personal information.
According to Cointelegraph reports, the information breach was first discovered by Alon Gal, CTO of security firm Hudson Rock, and posted it on Twitter.
According to Gal, the leak is related to a security vulnerability first discovered in 2019. In January 2021, it was known that hackers could use this information to gain access to your phone number, including phone number, Facebook ID, name, location, past location, date of birth, (sometimes) email address, account creation date, It has been extended to relationship status and bio.
It is also known that hackers and fraudsters can use this information to exploit various social manipulations and criminal activities. “Malicious attackers will use this information for social engineering, fraud, hacking, and marketing,” Gall said.
Cryptocurrency users are exposed to certain risks of these attacks. Earlier this year, a victim of a SIM swap attack sued cell phone company T-Mobile for $450,000. Found that you can.
This data breach is far greater than the Leisure breach that occurred at the end of last year. Shortly after the information of more than 270,000 users was leaked online, users reported threats by coercion and considered lawsuits against hardware wallet companies.
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