Facebook files a lawsuit against a Ukrainian hacker - NUNewsIndustry - 0 views
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newsjunkie on 24 Oct 21Facebook filed a data theft lawsuit against a Ukrainian on Friday, accusing him of scraping Facebook Messenger and selling the data of over 178 million users on dark net forums. Over the course of 21 months, the hacker used a Messenger function to harvest user data. The company is now seeking court orders prohibiting the guy from using Facebook sites, as well as the sale of any remaining scraped data and damages restitution.