Users around the world are trembling over reports that 50 crore mobile phone numbers belonging to Facebook users have been put up for sale. It is learned that 9 lakh of them are Indian phones.
Security researcher Alon Gall revealed the eye-popping fact when he first pointed out on his Twitter account about Facebook management. Gal said that Facebook has put 50 crore mobile numbers up for sale in Angat through the telegram bot used by users. Gal said Facebook had looted users’ account databases based on the fact that anyone could view the mobile phones of Facebook users in all countries.
A security study has revealed that Facebook users’ phone numbers are being put up for sale on Telegram. The study found that phone numbers belonging to Facebook IDs were collected and sold by a cybercriminal organization using a Telegram automated bot.
He said the security crime was first reported in 2020 and 53.3 crore users from different countries had been hijacked. He also shared some screenshots to this extent. The bot is expected to remain active until January 2021.
The motherboard report confirmed the same and said the details had been stolen by the telegram bot. One user pays $ 20 for details and $ 5,000 for large-scale details. Facebook has yet to warn its users about this.
Online social media giant Facebook, which has been plagued by various controversies in various countries, is caught in another vortex of controversy. Many questions arise on the privacy and security of consumers on social media.
