Spammers, not a nation state, behind Facebook data breach, report says

Facebook Inc has tentatively concluded that spammers looking to make money, and not a nation-state, were behind the largest-ever data theft at the social media company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday......»»

Facebook has tentatively concluded that spammers masquerading as a digital marketing company were behind the massive security breach revealed last month, and not hackers working for a nation-state, the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday......»»

REUTERS/Erin Scott Facebook knew about a security risk for nine months before the issue contributed to the biggest hack in the company's history, according to a report by the Telegraph.  Citing legal documents from a class-action lawsuit agains.....»»

The 2017 Equifax data breach was one of the nation's largest breaches. Now it appears that Equifax could be close to settling with the FTC and states......»»

The 2017 Equifax data breach was one of the nation's largest breaches. Now it appears that Equifax could be close to settling with the FTC and states......»»

The 2017 Equifax data breach was one of the nation's largest breaches. Now it appears that Equifax could be close to settling with th.....»»

Cyber Saturday—Verizon Breach Report, Facebook Sues Data Abuser, China’s NSA Loot.....»»

Facebook produced another stellar earnings report in the first quarter on Wednesday, despite facing its biggest challenge ever from a major data breach scandal......»»

BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook said on Friday it would roll out a new feature designed to make political advertising more transparent in time for a key German regional election, as it seeks to restore trust after a massive data breach......»»

(Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc fell more than 1 percent in premarket trade on Tuesday, after a report said that a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica was broadened and will include more government agencies......»»

(Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc fell 2 percent on Tuesday, after a report that a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica had been broadened and would include more government agencies......»»

Shares of Facebook fell more than 2 percent in early trading Tuesday after a report said a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica was broadened and will include more government agencies......»»

Shares of Facebook fell more than 2 percent in early trading Tuesday after a report said a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica was broadened and will include more government agencies......»»

Shares of Facebook fell after a report that a federal probe on the data breach linked to Cambridge Analytica had been broadened. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Facebook Could Be Fined $1.63 Billion by European Privacy Regulators Over Latest Data Breach, Report Says.....»»

FortuneFacebook Could Be Fined $1.63 Billion by European Privacy Regulators Over Latest Data Breach, Report SaysFortuneEuropean privacy regulators are considering imposing up to $1.63 billion in .....»»

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s social networking platform, Google+, was launched in 2011 as a way to compete against key players like Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB). read more.....»»

Google didn't disclose the breach over fears it would draw comparisons to Facebook's leaks. A Google+ security breach gave outside developers access to the private data of hundreds of thousands of the social network’s use.....»»

Facebook Inc. believes that the hackers who gained access to the private information of 30 million of its users were spammers looking to make money through deceptive advertising, according to people familiar with the company’s internal investigation......»»

The report was Facebook’s first since it disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 30 million users......»»