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530MN FB users' personal data leaked online

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users' phone numbers and emails have been posted in a low-level hacking forum.

Data includes 32mn US, 11mn UK and 6mn accounts in India. In total a reported 553 MILLION have had their bios, full names, DOBs, locations and in many cases emails leaked.

Business Insider verified a sample to confirm the leaked data was genuine, in what could prove invaluable information for cybercriminals.
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Hundreds of millions of Facebook users' phone numbers and emails have
been posted in a low-level hacking forum.

Thank you August! I'll be among the first in line to sue tha crap out of them if any of my info was leaked! They banned my president from their platform and I'm ready to get my revenge! :)

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530MN FB users' personal data leaked online

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users' phone numbers and emails have been posted in a low-level hacking forum.

Data includes 32mn US, 11mn UK and 6mn accounts in India. In total a reported 553 MILLION have had their bios, full names, DOBs, locations and in many cases
emails leaked.

Good job, again, Facebook.


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Hello Mike!

** On Sunday 04.04.21 - 16:04, you wrote:

530MN FB users' personal data leaked online

[snip]

Data includes 32mn US, 11mn UK and 6mn accounts in India. In
total a reported 553 MILLION have had their bios, full
names, DOBs, locations and in many cases emails leaked.

Good job, again, Facebook.

Why isn't that data stored encrypted? Then, if access to the
stored data were to be compromised, it would be useless if
leaked.

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Hello Aaron Thomas!

** On Sunday 04.04.21 - 02:26, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:

Hundreds of millions of Facebook users' phone numbers and
emails have been posted in a low-level hacking forum.

Thank you August! I'll be among the first in line to sue
tha crap out of them if any of my info was leaked! They
banned my president from their platform and I'm ready to
get my revenge! :)

Maybe a class action is possible or in the works.

Not long ago, there was a national tv ad about a class action
again MS that extends all the way back to the 80's. If anyone owned/purchased the listed MS products, you could garnish up to
$250 (I think) for merely listing the products you "think" you
used - and receipts were not required. For anything above that
amount in the class action, receipts would be required.

But considering that FB is just "data", I bet they can worm
their way around the whole debacle by citing teeny tiny non-
liability clauses that no one bothers to read upon signing up
with FB.

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Not long ago, there was a national tv ad about a class action
again MS that extends all the way back to the 80's. If anyone owned/purchased the listed MS products, you could garnish up to
$250 (I think) for merely listing the products you "think" you
used - and receipts were not required. For anything above that
amount in the class action, receipts would be required.

I've seen a few of these. I was a part of one once. I worked for a company
that make us punch-in on the timeclock after already doing work, and punch-out prior to doing certain work. They weren't really ripping us off by much (a few minutes a day.)

The company (Convergys) sent mass-mail to all employees/former employees in
the amount of (I think) $200. The catch was that if you accept the check, then you can not sue them later for more money. I took the check. It was cool.

Then I think Equifax did the same thing - send me a check that I didn't even ask for - I can't remember how much it was for. I was on the list of people they leaked data from.

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Hello Aaron Thomas!

** On Sunday 04.04.21 - 22:09, Aaron Thomas wrote to August Abolins:

Not long ago, there was a national tv ad about a class action
again MS that extends all the way back to the 80's. If anyone
owned/purchased the listed MS products, you could garnish up to
$250 (I think)..

I've seen a few of these. I was a part of one once...

[snip]

The company (Convergys) sent mass-mail to all employees/
former employees in the amount of (I think) $200...

[snip]

Good of them to make arrangements automatically. I hate it when
they make you "settle" with added restrictions though.

Then I think Equifax did the same thing - send me a check
that I didn't even ask for - I can't remember how much it
was for. I was on the list of people they leaked data from.

I remember an Equifax one too. The online "verifier" did not
list my name.

It's nice when a class-action system is automatic, and the
payout arrives without requiring too much involvement. I'm not
going to bother with the MS one. A $250 payout seems pathetic.
But maybe a little bit of work to receive $250 might be
rewarding - especially if invested in crypto for the long haul.

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Hello August!

Why isn't that data stored encrypted? Then, if access to the
stored data were to be compromised, it would be useless if
leaked.

Usually, leaks don't happen on an exposed SQL database, but in frontend scripts with flaws. As the frontend scripts need the unencrypted data anyway, the only way to secure things is at that level. Simply said.

Matthias
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*** Quoting August Abolins from a message to Aaron Thomas ***

It's nice when a class-action system is automatic, and the payout arrives without requiring too much involvement. I'm not going to
bother with the MS one. A $250 payout seems pathetic. But maybe a little bit of work to receive $250 might be rewarding - especially
if invested in crypto for the long haul.

I filled out the form for the Microsoft one. Took maybe 20 minutes or so as you had to enter each software title individually. I've given Microsoft so much money over the years, it'll be nice to get SOMETHING back.

I have copies of Office 2019 that I've paid for, but it seems each version that goes by it's harder & harder to find the non-subscription one. I don't want to pay yearly for Office.

Jay

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Hello Jay!

..I'm not going to bother with the MS one. A $250 payout
seems pathetic. But maybe a little bit of work to
receive $250 might be rewarding - especially if invested
in crypto for the long haul.

I filled out the form for the Microsoft one. Took maybe 20
minutes or so as you had to enter each software title
individually. I've given Microsoft so much money over the
years, it'll be nice to get SOMETHING back.

Hmmm... Ok, I may then indeed do the same. But the last time I
looked, choosing the correct "list" to start the pickings looked
a bit confusing.

How did you get a confirmation that your submission was accepted
or received?

Were you able to maximize to $250?

I have copies of Office 2019 that I've paid for, but it
seems each version that goes by it's harder & harder to
find the non-subscription one. I don't want to pay yearly
for Office.

I agree.. the yearly fee model is unappetizing. I have copies of
MS Office 2007 (volume license) installed on several PCs ..and
it is "good enough".
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*** Quoting August Abolins from a message to Jay Harris ***

How did you get a confirmation that your submission was accepted or received?

At the end you get an email and a confirmation number. Though the email states:

"Please note this is a confirmation of receipt only as your submission is still being processed. We will contact you by email if we require any further information or documentation.

Once your claim has been processed, you will be notified by email as well. Please be aware this process will take some time: cash payments to eligible claimants will be issued only after the Claims Review Deadline and no sooner than early 2022."

Were you able to maximize to $250?

If I recall correctly I ended up at $249. I could have entered more, but I really didn't want to go though the hassle of digging up old receipts for computers I've long thrown out. (That I probably don't have the receipt for anyway).

Jay

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Hello Jay!

Once your claim has been processed, you will be notified by
email as well. Please be aware this process will take some
time: cash payments to eligible claimants will be issued
only after the Claims Review Deadline and no sooner than
early 2022."

Did you get that 2nd email? If not, how long has it been since
you filed?

If I recall correctly I ended up at $249. I could have
entered more, but I really didn't want to go though the
hassle of digging up old receipts for computers I've long
thrown out. (That I probably don't have the receipt for
anyway).

That would be my plan too. How could they expect people to even
have receipts from so long ago? I look forward to burning up or
shredding old paperwork that I don't need from more than 7 years
old.
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*** Quoting August Abolins from a message to Jay Harris ***

"Once your claim has been processed, you will be notified by email
as well."

Did you get that 2nd email? If not, how long has it been since you filed?

Nope, that's the one & only email I've received so far. I don't expect I'll get anything until late 2021 or early 2022 once they start processing claims.

That would be my plan too. How could they expect people to even
have receipts from so long ago? I look forward to burning up or
shredding old paperwork that I don't need from more than 7 years
old.

Exactly, while I still have some CDs for Windows 98, ME, XP, Vista & 7 I'm pretty sure I don't have receipts for these computers anymore.


Jay

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But maybe a little bit of work to receive $250 might be
rewarding - especially if invested in crypto for the long haul.

For the 2 that I "participated in," I didn't have to do anything. They just sent the checks. I was actually part of 3. Bank of Albuquerque sent me a check for a class action suit over their payday loan system.

But when it comes to Mark Zuckerberg, I'd be tempted to send him a letter saying "No, I'm gonna sue you personally!" ;)

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Maybe a class action is possible or in the works.

Not long ago, there was a national tv ad about a class action
again MS that extends all the way back to the 80's. If anyone owned/purchased the listed MS products, you could garnish up to
$250 (I think) for merely listing the products you "think" you
used - and receipts were not required. For anything above that
amount in the class action, receipts would be required.

But considering that FB is just "data", I bet they can worm
their way around the whole debacle by citing teeny tiny non-
liability clauses that no one bothers to read upon signing up
with FB.

Can I join the class action even if I am not on DisgraceBoook?

I also call for class action lawsuits against everyone who promoted the idea
of the whole c'vid lockdowns, and ridicolous polices, masks, etc, and a LOT
of business owners/club olwners retail owners basicly
got screwed.

We don't want free handouts or government checks. we want to be left alone
and run businesses the way we dang well please.

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Hello Kevin K.!

** On Saturday 10.04.21 - 14:06, Kevin K. wrote to August Abolins:

I also call for class action lawsuits against everyone who
promoted the idea of the whole c'vid lockdowns, and
ridicolous polices, masks, etc, and a LOT of business
owners/club olwners retail owners basicly got screwed.

The gov't will never be accountable. I think they have laws that
ensure that.

Besides, gov't has more money than anyone in the civil/public
community to feed a lawsuit.

We don't want free handouts or government checks. we want
to be left alone and run businesses the way we dang well
please.

The govt's overbearing control of what business can and cannot
do results in an unfair imbalanced economic model. The gov't
imposes restrictions that affect and restrict a small business'
"incoming" cashflow, yet there are no restrictions on the
"outgoing" expectations. In otherwords, creditors are
unaffected. That is not a level playing field. And it is not
what any business asked for.

But we digress from the discussion of internet.

What type of business do you run? Myself, a bookshop.

To bring this somewhat back on topic, there was/is pressure to
provide a full catalog for online browsing and shopping. For me,
the admission price seems a bit too high:

https://bookmanager.com/i/tbm/www/Pricing_CAD

Plus.. all the TIME and COST it would take to catalog 10,000+
items. :(

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