Hack Brief: Someone Posted Private Facebook Messages From 81,000 Accounts
Hack Brief: Someone Posted Private Facebook Messages From 81,000 Accounts
Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 6, 20184m 56s
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Show Notes
It’s true: Facebook has experienced a number of security-related issues lately, including a breach disclosed in September that compromised at least 30 million accounts. But that incident doesn’t explain why tens of thousands of private Facebook messages reportedly ended up for sale on an internet forum the same month, according to the BBC Russian Service.
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