Facebook Marketplace data breach
The Facebook Marketplace breach happened on October 1, 2023 and exposed 77,267 accounts. 6 kinds of data were exposed.
Overview
- Site
- facebook.com
- Breach date
- October 1, 2023
- Recorded on
- February 22, 2024
- Accounts exposed
- 77,267
- Exposed data
- Email addresses, Geographic locations, Names, Passwords, Phone numbers, Social media profiles
- Risk score
- 75 out of 100
Risk based on the exposed data
This breach scores 75 out of 100. The score is driven mostly by Passwords, Phone numbers, Email addresses.
The risk score is a guide to how dangerous a breach is, judged by the kinds of data exposed. The number of accounts is not included.
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What affected users should do
- Change your Facebook Marketplace password, and also change it on any other service where you used the same password. You can create a new one with the password generator.
- Turn on two-factor authentication for your login.
- Phone numbers were exposed, so watch out for impersonation by text message or phone call.
This site organizes publicly available information about data breaches. Data as of August 11, 2024. Breach dates are as originally listed; when only the month is known, the date is recorded as the 1st.