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Facebook facing investigation and fine of up to $1.6 billion over data breach

On Tuesday, 25 September, Facebook discovered a major data breach that gave criminal hackers the ability to take over user accounts.   50 million Facebook users worldwide may be impacted by the breach, including about 5 million European accounts.  The Irish DPC (Data …

Facebook data breach: what you need to know

Facebook’s Vice President of Product Management, Guy Rosen, announced that the security breach affected 50 million users.  It is believed the attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook's code involving the "View As" feature, which allows people to see what their own …