Facebook announced Friday that up to 50 million accounts were breached in a security flaw exploited by hackers. The large social network said it learned this week of the attack that allowed hackers to steal “access tokens,” the equivalent of digital keys that enable them to access their accounts. “It’s clear that attackers exploited a […]
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Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of US midterm polls
Facebook said Tuesday it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent “coordinated” effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement. It said the “bad actor” accounts on the world’s biggest social network and its photo-sharing site […]
Facebook CEO makes it to the third richest man in the World
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reported the third richest in the world. The 34 year old surpassed investor Warren Buffet, who currently trails behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. According to Bloomberg Zuckerberg on Friday took over the third spot from Buffet. The recent taking over now means that the first […]
Facebook admits privacy settings ‘bug’ affecting 14 million users
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook acknowledged Thursday a software glitch that changed the settings of some 14 million users, potentially making some posts public even if they were intended to be private. The news marked the latest in a series of privacy embarrassments for the world’s biggest social network, which has faced a firestorm over the hijacking […]
Facebook boss faces European Parliament over data scandal
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg faces tough questions later Tuesday at the European Parliament over the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal. The social network boss’s appearance will be livestreamed to the public after angry EU lawmakers objected to initial plans to host the hearing in Brussels behind closed doors. His grilling by the […]