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Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Gizmomachine(op): 6:56am On Nov 03, 2018
A recent report from BBC revealed that about 81,000 Facebook private messages have been published online by hackers. According to the report, the hackers responsible for the act also revealed that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell.

This is coming after reports that an estimated 50 million users were affected by a recent Facebook hack. However, Facebook says that its security has not been compromised. The attack was first made public by a user on an English-language internet forum nicknamed FBSaler. The user wrote “we sell personal information of Facebook users. Our database includes 120 million accounts.” BBC independently was able to confirm that more than 81,000 of the profiles posted online as a sample contained private messages.

Facebook added it had taken steps to prevent further accounts being affected. The account details that have been compromised are based in Ukraine and Russia. However, some are from the UK, US, Brazil and elsewhere. The hackers offered to sell access for 10 cents per account.

The social media giant believe the hack may have been made possible via some malicious browser extensions.

Speaking in a statement Guy Rosen, Facebook executive said:

WE HAVE CONTACTED BROWSER-MAKERS TO ENSURE THAT KNOWN MALICIOUS EXTENSIONS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD IN THEIR STORES. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE WORKED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO REMOVE THE WEBSITE THAT DISPLAYED INFORMATION FROM FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS.

The hack is in no way connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the subsequent security breach revealed in September.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2018/11/hackers-publish-private-messages-from-81000-facebook-accounts/
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by iammo(m): 6:58am On Nov 03, 2018
grin shocked , funny and scary, everyone's DM sliding techniques would be exposed
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by SEGLIZ: 7:10am On Nov 03, 2018
for those that brings their life on facebook, if only this would sink deed.
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Nobody: 12:38pm On Nov 03, 2018
These people are trying so hard to bring an end to Facebook but the beast has grown so big you cannot kill
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by falcon01: 1:27pm On Nov 03, 2018
oh my! well am gonna be popular
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Nobody: 2:30pm On Nov 03, 2018
More reason users should be careful of what they share on social media, and online generally, as nothing is 100% hackproof! cool
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by MyVILLAGEpeople(m): 3:28pm On Nov 03, 2018
hmmm

So they have the pics of my big black curved rigid dicck that I normally send to Amina and Cynthia for masturbation. I will not take this.
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Kingslawry(m): 4:40pm On Nov 03, 2018
mad man cheesy
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Jeel: 7:55pm On Nov 03, 2018
Is my own there?
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by fotadmowmend(m): 8:00pm On Nov 03, 2018
How can I assess those messages
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by tobiogunboye(m): 6:10pm On Nov 07, 2018
Make them expose "Buhari" and "Lie Mohammed" Chat, I wan read am.
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Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Gizmomachine(op): 6:40am On Dec 15, 2018
Very funny
tobiogunboye:
Make them expose "Buhari" and "Lie Mohammed" Chat, I wan read am.

Op Share the link.
Re: Hackers Publish Private Messages From 81,000 Facebook Accounts by Ejadike(m): 8:04am On Dec 15, 2018
Gizmomachine:
A recent report from BBC revealed that about 81,000 Facebook private messages have been published online by hackers. According to the report, the hackers responsible for the act also revealed that they had details from a total of 120 million accounts, which they were attempting to sell.

This is coming after reports that an estimated 50 million users were affected by a recent Facebook hack. However, Facebook says that its security has not been compromised. The attack was first made public by a user on an English-language internet forum nicknamed FBSaler. The user wrote “we sell personal information of Facebook users. Our database includes 120 million accounts.” BBC independently was able to confirm that more than 81,000 of the profiles posted online as a sample contained private messages.

Facebook added it had taken steps to prevent further accounts being affected. The account details that have been compromised are based in Ukraine and Russia. However, some are from the UK, US, Brazil and elsewhere. The hackers offered to sell access for 10 cents per account.

The social media giant believe the hack may have been made possible via some malicious browser extensions.

Speaking in a statement Guy Rosen, Facebook executive said:

WE HAVE CONTACTED BROWSER-MAKERS TO ENSURE THAT KNOWN MALICIOUS EXTENSIONS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD IN THEIR STORES. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE WORKED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO REMOVE THE WEBSITE THAT DISPLAYED INFORMATION FROM FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS.

The hack is in no way connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the subsequent security breach revealed in September.

Source: https://www.gizmolad.com/2018/11/hackers-publish-private-messages-from-81000-facebook-accounts/
this is bad. Hackers everywhere
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