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Facebook Marketplace data breach

Country being checked · facebook.com

A breach of Facebook Marketplace was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 22 February 2024. It affected 77,267 accounts. Exposed: Passwords and logins, Email addresses, Phone numbers, Names, Geographic locations and Social media profiles. The breach began on 1 October 2023, 144 days before it was reported.

If Facebook Marketplace had your data

  1. Look for Facebook Marketplace’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. Change your Facebook Marketplace password, and the same password anywhere else you use it. Turn on two-step sign-in.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Facebook Marketplace, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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Earlier breaches at Facebook Marketplace

From the official registers’ and Have I Been Pwned’s full histories. A name match: check the notice to be sure it is the same company.

  1. Have I Been Pwned · 509,458,528 accounts · began 1 August 2019 · dates of birth, email addresses, employers, genders

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