WhatsApp Data Leaked, Data of 500 million user leaked, including 84 Countries

WhatsApp Data Leak details: The leak data, which includes data from Indian users as well, is available online on the internet. Read further for details.

WhatsApp data leaked of 500 million users
WhatsApp’s data leak of 500 million users

WhatsApp’s suffered a major data breach. Data of over 500 million users from across the world, including 84 countries was leak online and available for sale.

A news report from Cybernews suggests that someone has managed to hack WhatsApp and has stolen the personal data of around 500 million users, which is allegedly available for purchase on the internet.

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The leak data, which includes data from Indian users as well, is being on sale very cheaply. The US dataset with millions of users is available for $7,000, while the UK one costs $2,500. 

Cybernews’ report said that when they contacted the seller, he shared 1,097 UK-based numbers as proof. This is not the first instance that a Meta-owned platform has been hit by a data breach.

In Last year, the personal data of over 500 million Facebook users, including 6 million records from India, was allegedly leaked. The leaked data then included phone numbers and other details.