Each taken on their own, the recent leaks of basic personal contact information from Clubhouse and Facebook users were not major security concerns. A new “combination file” offered on the dark web that makes connections between specific users of both platforms is more of a threat to create a spike in specific attack types, namely phishing and account takeover attempts.
“Combo File” Merging 3.8 Billion Phone Numbers from Clubhouse With Scraped Facebook Users Could Cause Surge in Phishing, Account Takeover Attacks
