The number of users hit by the Cambridge Analytica data leak is getting bigger: Facebook announced on Wednesday that 87 million users unknowingly had their information accessed by Cambridge Analytica in 2014 — a jump from the 50 million users originally believed to have been hit.
Most of the users were in the U.S., the company said in a blog post.
The updated figure came at the bottom of a note from Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer, in which he outlined several steps Facebook is taking to restrict data access moving forward. Apps will now need Facebook approval, along with the green light from administrators, to access information from closed groups on the platform.