cyber security
Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords to employees
Facebook says they stored millions of Instagram users’ passwords in readily available files employees can access. The security issue came to light last month after it was discovered hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords were exposed. Read more: Crown The Empire give “Old Town Road” an acoustic spin They previously claimed tens of thousands of Instagram users […]
This Facebook bug let websites see users' likes and interests
Facebook claims it’s fixed a bug that allowed websites to obtain information from a user’s profile, including their “likes” and interests, after security researcher Ron Masas zeroed in on the particular social media exploit, reports TechCrunch. Read more: ‘Harry Potter’ fan tries to adopt Tom Felton Masas, who works for cybersecurity company Imperva, found that […]
Tumblr finds security bug that could have exposed user information
In an open letter from the staff, Tumblr revealed they recently fixed a security bug that could have potentially put some users’ information at risk. The bug was in the “Recommended Blogs” feature of Tumblr, which suggests accounts for users to follow. The blogging platform is just the most recent social media site to deal […]
