Facebook Marketplace Data Breach

What happened?

In February 2024, 200k Facebook Marketplace records allegedly obtained from a Meta contractor in October 2023 were posted to a popular hacking forum . The data contained 77k unique email addresses alongside names, phone numbers, Facebook profile IDs and geographic locations. The data also contained bcrypt password hashes, although there is no indication these belong to the corresponding Facebook accounts.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is October 1, 2023. The record was added to the catalogue on February 22, 2024 and last updated there on February 22, 2024.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• Geographic locations
• Names
• Passwords
• Phone numbers
• Social media profiles

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Facebook Marketplace or used facebook.com around October 1, 2023. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.