533 million users’ phone numbers posted online
Ruled, under appeal. A court or regulator found against Meta, and Meta is appealing. How evidence is labeled
Meta challenged the fine in Ireland’s High Court.
Scrapers abused Facebook’s contact-import tools to collect names, phone numbers, birthdates and locations from users in 106 countries, then posted the set on a hacking forum. Ireland’s regulator found Meta had not built in adequate protection.
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