The cyberattack exposed the user names and contact information for nearly 30 million Facebook users. (Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg) The cyberattack exposed the user names and contact information of nearly 30 million Facebook users. (Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg)

Facebook Inc. failed to fend off a lawsuit over a data breach that affected nearly 30 million users, one of several privacy snafus that have put the company under siege.

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