According to the latest research, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number is personal information leaked online on hack-free hacking forums. The data includes name, wedding details, date of birth, location, and Facebook user ID.
The cybersecurity expert said that about eight billion Facebook users’ personal information, including their phone numbers, was posted on hackers‘ websites. Details include birthday, full name, location, email address, and relationship status.
Cyber researcher Dave Walker reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz are among the 533 million users who post personal data on the forum.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said: “This is old data that was previously reported in 2019. We found and fixed this problem in August 2019.” But he did not share a word about Mark Zuckerberg’s information.
Stone added: “In 2019, we removed the ability for people to find people using their phone numbers directly on Facebook and Instagram – an application that could be exploited, using intelligent software code. Because which user to copy Facebook and provide a phone number to them.”
Walker tweeted, “Regarding #FacebookLeak, out of 533 million people who experienced the leak – the ironic thing is that Mark Zuckerberg was unfortunately also involved in the leak.”
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According to the publication, the hackers hacked phones from 106 countries, including Facebook IDs, locations, phone numbers, birthdays, full names, and email addresses.