How to see if your data has been viewed in the Facebook hack

Facebook today detailed the type of information it had accessed during a large scale hacking last month. It included the names of users and their contact information, as well as, in many cases, personal information such as religion, places, etc.

This data was viewed on 29 million people and Facebook now offers a way to find out if your account has been broken into and what information has been accessed. If you visit the Facebook Help Center, a notice at the bottom of the page will tell you if your account has been assigned. If so, it will indicate what information has been taken.

A Facebook security message detailing what data was viewed.

Of the 29 million users, 15 million saw their name, email address and phone number (based on contact information on their profile). For the remaining $ 14 million, this information was viewed with additional profile information, including gender, religion, location, device information, locations where you were tagged, and pages that you viewed. you loved. Another million users had access to their stolen accounts, but never used them. Hackers did not publish anything in the user profiles, as far as Facebook knows it.

If your account has been used, Facebook indicates that you should not do anything to secure it at this point. Passwords have not been stolen, so you do not need to change yours. Instead, hackers took account access "tokens" that allowed them to connect. Facebook reset those chips last month. That's why you may have found yourself logged out of your account one day at the end of September.

Guy Rosen, Vice President of Product Management, said the company had no evidence of dissemination or use of the data accessed. For the moment, it is unclear what users have to do about the fact that their information has been accessed. The investigation is still ongoing and it is likely that Facebook will have more concrete details to share later; the company says the FBI is also investigating.

Of course, if you are fed up with constant privacy issues, there is one thing you can do to ensure your safety in the future: leave Facebook behind.