Facebook employees reportedly feel guilty that the company didn't fix a known security risk fast enough to prevent its biggest data breach ever
Facebook was repeatedly warned about a security risk that was taken advantage of in a hack involving 50 million accounts in 2018, and failed to fix it in time,Concerns about the risk posed by "access tokens" — digital keys that allow access to users' accounts — were raised as early as December 2017, the Telegraph reported, citing legal documents from a class-action lawsuit filed in the US against the company., with the access tokens of 50 million people stolen.
Facebook said in a statement to Business Insider that the risk was not from access tokens themselves, but "the obscure interaction of several different Facebook features" that allowed hackers to generate access tokens for users. Hackers were able to generate tokens for other users, gaining access to their accounts, through Facebook's "View As" feature, leading to 50 million accounts' access tokens being compromised.for the 50 million accounts that were hacked, as well as an additional 40 million accounts that had been used for a View As look-up within the previous year, leading to 90 million Facebook users being logged out of their accounts.
Employees said that changes that could have prevented the hack were not completed, and that warnings were "almost all ignored," the report said.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
US says China military behind Equifax hack that left millions exposed - Business InsiderThe Equifax breach is one of the largest hacks in history and led to a congressional probe as well as the resignation of former CEO Richard Smith.
Baca lebih lajut »
Apple employees donate more to Bernie Sanders than any other candidate - Business InsiderApple employees donated more to Bernie Sanders than any other presidential candidate — and he's leading in donations from Google and Amazon employees too
Baca lebih lajut »
How long it takes CEOs to make what typical employees do in a year - Business InsiderSeveral CEOs, including Disney's Bob Iger and Starbucks' Kevin Johnson, took less than a day to make a typical employee's annual salary.
Baca lebih lajut »
Nike CEO describes how company responds to social issues, controversy - Business InsiderNike's new CEO John Donahoe explained the process behind brand-led campaigns like Nike's infamous Colin Kaepernick ad.
Baca lebih lajut »
Afterpay is arguing against being regulated as a payment company - Business InsiderIf merchants gain the ability to add surcharges for orders that use buy now, pay later products, it could damage one of the BNPL industry's core values
Baca lebih lajut »
Elon Musk takes shot at Mark Zuckerberg by calling Facebook 'lame' - Business InsiderElon Musk took another shot at Mark Zuckerberg by calling Facebook 'lame' and saying people should delete it
Baca lebih lajut »