Facebook security bug exposed 6 million users personal information

Facebook Security

Facebook recently received a report to their White Hat program regarding a bug that may have allowed some of a person’s contact information (email or phone number) to be accessed by people who either had some contact information about that person or some connection to them.

Security team has concluded that approximately 6 million Facebook users had email addresses or telephone numbers shared. There were other email addresses or telephone numbers included in the downloads, but they were not connected to any Facebook users or even names of individuals. For almost all of the email addresses or telephone numbers impacted, each individual email address or telephone number was only included in a download once or twice. This means, in almost all cases, an email address or telephone number was only exposed to one person. Additionally, no other types of personal or financial information were included and only people on Facebook – not developers or advertisers – have access to the DYI tool.

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Hetzner web hosting service hacked, customer data copied

Web hosting service Hetzner has fallen victim to an attack during which hackers managed to harvest customer data. Among other things, the intruders had access to password hashes and customers' payment information. Apparently, a previously unknown server rootkit was used for the attack.

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US National Intelligence Council boss gets personal email hacked

In a rather embarrassing slip, the personal email account of Christopher Kojm, chairman of the US National Intelligence Council (NIC), has become the latest victim of been the cracker known as Guccifer. 

According to screenshots seen by The Smoking Gun, Guccifer grabbed email exchanges with 9/11 Commission members, banking information, personal correspondence, and documents covering the latest Obama administration's transition earlier this year.
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Senior Liberal accused of security breach

George Brandis

A senior opposition frontbencher has been accused of breaking a longstanding confidentiality convention over security briefings.

Parliamentary secretary Michael Danby levelled the charge against shadow attorney-general George Brandis under parliamentary privilege during an opposition-initiated debate on security in the lower house on Wednesday.

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