Facebook has revealed hackers gained access to a select number of Messenger conversations in last month’s (28 September) attack, affecting a small amount of companies who interact with consumers through the Pages product specifically.
The company noted that while the attack affected fewer users than it originally feared, around 29 million people’s account security was compromised when attackers exploited a weakness in Facebook’s ‘view as’ tool.
Hackers were able to view the profiles of around 400,000 users as if they were that person, meaning they could view posts on their timelines, their lists of friends, Groups they are members of, Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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