FB has claimed the loopholes that enabled the attack have since been closed. Wired.com quoted FB as saying the attackers could see everything in a victim’s profile, but whether messages were seen or not remains unclear. This episode is one of many reported such Facebook security breach in the last year.
Facebook automatically logged out 90 million Facebook users from their accounts Friday morning, accounting both for the 50 million that Facebook knows were affected, & an additional 40 million that potentially could have been. Such Facebook security break-ins are now beginning to worry users across the world & if FB does not watch out, it could lead to some very serious issues for this powerful social network.
Facebook says at least 50 million users affected by security breach …
Facebook Security Breach Exposes Accounts of 50 Million Users …
Facebook’s Worst Security Breach Hammers User Trust Once Again – Bloomberg
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How to remove your phone number from Facebook (and prevent targeted ads) – CNET
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A hacker threatened to delete Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page – The Verge
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Facebook faces class-action lawsuit over massive new hack – The Verge
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