Tech giant Facebook said that the information about 87 million people, mostly in the United States, was not properly shared because of the scandal of the Cambridge analyst.
“Overall, we believe that the information Facebook up to 87 million people” was mistakenly circulated in Cambridge Analytics, Facebook announced on Wednesday Afternoon. Previous estimates show that about 50 million people information in Facebook has been hacked.
Analysts are intended to help political candidates win elections with targeted digital advertising. California originally funded by billionaire GOP donor Robert Mercer. The company was also one of the main firms guiding the digital strategies of Donald trump in the presidential elections of 2016 in the United States.
“We will also tell people if their information can be properly shared with Cambridge Analytics” since April 9, Facebook said.
Facebook stock is around 1.3 percent after the news.
Facebook revealed during the unfolding of the scandal that it divides people’s email address and phone number were aimed at “intruders”. While the company gathered the information to help people find their friends, just search for their number or email address, it appears that external forces were to extract this information from the Facebook page and save in local files.
“The attackers also abuse these features to scrape information of a General profile, presenting the phone numbers or email addresses that they’ve been through the search and restoration of account. Given the scale and complexity of the activities that we have seen, we believe that most people on Facebook could have their public profile scratched this way,” Facebook said.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
