Security News

Facebook Finds 'No Evidence' Hackers Accessed Connected Third-Party Apps
2018-10-03 07:33

When Facebook last weekend disclosed a massive data breach—that compromised access tokens for more than 50 million accounts—many feared that the stolen tokens could have been used to access other...

The Facebook dilemma – stick it out or pack it in? [PODCAST]
2018-10-02 22:42

It's been a while but we're back at the microphone - here's Episode 5 of the Naked Security podcast.

Facebook Breach: Single Sign-On of Doom
2018-10-02 13:33

Victims Need 'Single Sign-Off' in This Age of Hyper-Connected Services and AppsWhile Facebook has invalidated 90 million users' single sign-on access tokens following a mega-breach, researchers...

Facebook Is Using Your Two-Factor Authentication Phone Number to Target Advertising
2018-10-02 10:53

From Kashmir Hill: Facebook is not content to use the contact information you willingly put into your Facebook profile for advertising. It is also using contact information you handed over for...

Facebook Breach: Attackers Exploited Privacy Feature
2018-10-01 16:18

Attackers Hacked Three Separate Bugs to Breach 50 Million AccountsFacebook says that whoever hacked 50 million user accounts, putting the privacy of those users' personal data at risk, did so by...

Industry Reactions to Facebook Hack
2018-10-01 13:48

Facebook revealed last week that malicious actors may have obtained access tokens for 50 million accounts after exploiting several bugs related to the “Vi read more

The Scandals Bedevilling Facebook
2018-10-01 12:52

Facebook is at the centre of controversy yet again after admitting that up to 50 million accounts were breached by hackers. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said engineers discovered the...

Facebook: turn off SMS 2FA if you don’t want your number used for ads
2018-10-01 11:24

Facebook has been adding phone numbers registered for 2FA to the other data it uses to target people with advertising.

Facebook Submits GDPR Breach Notification to Irish Watchdog
2018-10-01 10:48

Report Into 50 Million Breached Accounts is Incomplete, Privacy Watchdog WarnsTo comply with GDPR, Facebook has notified Ireland's data privacy watchdog about the massive breach it has suffered,...