Facebook While the total number of accessed accounts was smaller than initially thought, the personal data taken from about half of the affected accounts was extensive. (Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg)

Facebook Inc. said intimate information, including search results, recent locations and hometowns, were stolen from 14 million users by attackers in a major hack of the social network disclosed two weeks ago.

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