: While major historical breaches have occurred (such as the 2019 incident where Facebook stored passwords in plain text internally), these files are rarely "exclusive" and often contain useless or recycled data.

Legal consequences: Accessing unauthorized data, even if it is publicly indexed by a search engine, can violate computer fraud and abuse laws.

The gathering and storage of user passwords without consent violate privacy and data protection norms. Users expect their login credentials to be secure and protected from unauthorized access.

When combined with , the implication is that someone claims to have a unique or fresh collection of Facebook account credentials.

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