Do you currently have your phone number linked to your Facebook account? It’s for extra security, right? Or maybe to give you a recovery option if you forget your password? Well, you might actually ...

Facebook asks for a user's phone number for a variety of reasons. A phone number can be used to reset a forgotten password; to suggest people you may know so that you can connect with them on Facebook ...

In its statements to TechCrunch about the features, Facebook noted that the features aren’t new, and that your number can be looked up by everyone by default because that “makes it easier to find ...

Users are complaining that the phone number Facebook hassled them to use to secure their account with two-factor authentication has also been associated with their user profile — which anyone can use ...

If you use two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your Facebook account, you likely, at some point, gave Facebook your phone number. 2FA adds an almost impenetrable layer of security to your ...

Each year, telecom providers “recycle” millions of phone numbers. If you’ve ever been the owner of a recycled phone number, you’ve likely gotten a phone call or text from creditors, gyms, and other ...

Access to a database reportedly containing 500 million users’ private information is being sold on a cybercrime forum. Motherboard reports that the database, which hosts data pulled from Facebook more ...

Researchers have found that the phone number people provide to Facebook to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) and login alerts is being used by advertisers to target ads. As reported by Gizmodo, ...

Facebook almost certainly has your phone number and email address, even if you never handed them over. That's because any friend who shared their address book with Facebook also shared your details.

If you want to test something on Facebook but are afraid of using your account, here is a simple solution made by Facebook. You can create a Test account on Facebook to try different things virtually ...

Despite being under antitrust investigations in the U.S. and E.U., Facebook today is rolling out a new feature that highlights the extent to which its suite of apps now interoperate. The company this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. A critical zero-click exploit uncovered by a seasoned bounty ...