Hackers Sell Bundle 81,000 Message to Criminals 3rd Party
Hackers Sell Bundle 81,000 Message to Criminals 3rd Party According to the BBC, hackers gained access to a rumored 120 million Facebook accounts, of which they've reportedly put private messages from about 81,000 handles, up for sale on the black market. Although the BBC was quick to report on the "breach of confidentiality," they also suggest the final numbers might be misleading. Facebook says that although personal data for each user doesn't appear to have been compromised, they were able to find a probable access point for the intrusion: fraudulent "browser extensions." "We have contacted browser-makers to ensure that known malicious extensions are no longer available to download in their stores," said Facebook executive Guy Rosen. "We have also contacted law enforcement and have worked with local authorities to remove the website that displayed information from Facebook accounts." This mass intrusion is made interesting...