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Hackers stole details of 29 million users in Facebook breach

By Munsif Vengattil and Paresh Dave
Staff Writers

Oct 13 2018 6:56AM

Attackers used program to harvest data from accounts.

Hackers stole details of 29 million users in Facebook breach

Facebook has issued an update on the mass security breach disclosed by the social media network late last month, and now say attackers stole names and contact details of 29 million people. The breach, Facebook's worst ever, has exacerbated concerns among users, politicians and investors ...

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