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Facebook said Friday a security breach had been discovered. The breach affects nearly 50 million user accounts.
It is clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code which dealt with the “View As” feature which allows people to see what their own profile looks like to someone else.
This allowed the stealing of Facebook access tokens, which are the equivalent of digital keys, that keep people logged in to Facebook.
Facebook said it is taking three steps to ensure its users accounts are safe: 1. fixing the vulnerability and informing law enforcement; 2. resetting “the access tokens of the almost 50 million accounts we know were affected to protect their security”; 3. “Temporarily turning off the “View As” feature while we conduct a thorough security review.”
Facebook is taking the precautionary measure of resetting access tokens of ninety million accounts which requires users to log back into Facebook.
What does this mean for you: If your account was hacked, you will need to re-enter or change your password.
I’m just saying…we’ve all got to be careful!!!
