The network sells phone numbers of half a billion Facebook use | Michael Flynn

The network sells phone numbers of half a billion Facebook users.

Vice writes about this with reference to Alon Gala - one of the founders of the company Hudson Rock, specializing in computer security. So, according to the portal, the cell numbers of 533 million users of the social network from the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and 15 more countries of the world are sold in the cybercrime community.

“It is extremely disturbing that such a large database is being sold to cybercriminal communities. This seriously harms the privacy of personal data and will undoubtedly be used for SMS phishing and other fraudulent activities, ”the newspaper quoted Gala as saying.

It is clarified that they fell into the possession of an unknown attacker several years ago, but "they are still dangerous." The cost of one telephone number is from $ 20 to $ 5 thousand.