Facebook says hackers took extensive info from 14 million users

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https://thehill.com/policy/technology/411151-facebook-says-hack-affected-30-million-users

BY HARPER NEIDIG
The Hill
10/12/18

Facebook on Friday revealed that hackers had stolen extensive information 
from 14 million users in the hack it announced last month.

The company said an estimated 30 million people were affected by the hack, 
downgrading its initial estimate that information on 50 million users had 
been compromised.

But while the pool of users affected by the breach has shrunk, Facebook 
revealed that the hackers still managed to access an alarming amount of 
personal information for millions of users.

The company said that of those 30 million, hackers accessed information on 
14 million that included the most recent places they had checked in, their 
15 most recent searches, the devices they used to access Facebook, 
birthdate, relationship status, religion and other information listed on 
their profiles.

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