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Cyber criminals used phone numbers on Facebook to scam users


"Last Wednesday, Facebook revealed that virtually all of its 2 billion users have had their personal data scraped by “malicious actors.” 

One of the primary ways cybercriminals harvested data on unsuspecting users was through the reverse phone lookup feature. That feature was shut down after Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer dropped this bombshell, but that’s like closing the barn door after the horse has bolted — it’s too little too late.  

This is why you should ALWAYS give misinformation on social media accounts. Never list your real birthday or any other identifying information (such as where you were born or went to college). This information could easily be used to hack your other online accounts."
From Jack Hanson 

Posted: 04/10/2018 at 7:28PM



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Current Thread:
  I have little sympathy for anyone on facebook re:privacy -- Vienna_Hokie 04/10/2018 7:57PM
  Or, go live in a cave -- Beerman 04/10/2018 8:01PM
  And it pervades every part of life -- Hokie1992 04/11/2018 05:06AM
  TSL knows more about you than you want to know. ** -- CPRVHokie 04/10/2018 9:24PM
  Fortunately TSL is my favorite friend ** -- Hokie1992 04/11/2018 05:15AM
  Are the ones you listed selling the info? ** -- Betabeachbum 04/10/2018 8:30PM
  I would bet they are -- Beerman 04/10/2018 8:35PM
  You are right. Much bigger scale. -- Betabeachbum 04/10/2018 8:46PM
  It's cute that you think that helps :) ** -- Beerman 04/10/2018 9:11PM
  ^^^ winner ^^^ -- Hokie1992 04/11/2018 05:14AM
  Tim Cook disagrees with you. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 04/10/2018 8:25PM
  Lol ** -- CPRVHokie 04/10/2018 9:25PM
  What’s so funny? ** -- RoswellGAHokie 04/10/2018 9:29PM
  Tim Cook believes we have a right to privacy -- RoswellGAHokie 04/10/2018 9:40PM
  Tim Cook said that. Yes he did -- Beerman 04/10/2018 9:52PM
  Yes. We should just give up. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 04/10/2018 10:02PM
  You should totally believe him. -- Beerman 04/10/2018 8:38PM
  But if you access Facebook from your phone -- Hokie1992 04/11/2018 05:22AM
  Didn’t realize Facebook sold phones. ** -- RoswellGAHokie 04/10/2018 8:55PM
  They tried once. It didn't work out -- Beerman 04/10/2018 9:10PM

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