Data breach sees nearly 500 million user records up for sale

Synopsis

In November 2022, a cybersecurity event impacted Meta-owned WhatsApp, potentially compromising the phone numbers of nearly half a billion users globally. A threat actor posted an advertisement on a hacking forum claiming to possess a database of 487 m...

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  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • WhatsApp Messenger

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