{"id":111773,"date":"2021-04-08T03:59:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T03:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/?p=16987"},"modified":"2021-04-08T03:59:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T03:59:44","slug":"privacy-watchdog-probes-facebook-data-dump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/08\/privacy-watchdog-probes-facebook-data-dump\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy watchdog probes Facebook data dump"},"content":{"rendered":"
The privacy watchdog is<\/strong> conducting initial inquiries into the latest Facebook data leak which exposed the personal information of 553 million users, including 7.3 million Australians.<\/p>\n A user in a low-level hacking forum on Saturday posted personal data of over 500 million Facebook users, including phone numbers, full names, location, email address, and biographical information, according to Business Insider, which first reported the incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n Security experts warned the private information could be used to improperly access people\u2019s accounts and commit fraud.<\/p>\n