Facebook security hole leaves personal data open to easy stealing

The names, location, images and more data of users can be gathered by just guessing a phone number — a relatively straightforward process. That data could then be stolen and sold on, for use in crime and identity theft. The hack exploits a tool that’s intended to let anyone find a Facebook user by putting their phone number into a search box. But Reza Moaiandin, technical director at Salt Agency, has found that using a computer to automatically put in numbers can let people scrape a huge amount of data on Facebook users easily.