Facebook announced on October 28th that the company had been targeted by a cyber attack.
Facebook announced on October 28th that the company had been targeted by a cyber attack. The attack was carried out by unknown hackers, and Facebook said it was working with law enforcement to identify who was responsible. The attack involved the hackers taking control of Facebook’s “View As” feature, which allows users to see what their profile looks like to other people. It’s unclear how many users were affected by the hack, but Facebook has stated that it will be rolling out a tool in the coming days that will allow users to check if they were impacted.
The cyber attack comes at a time when Facebook is already under scrutiny for its data privacy practices. In March 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress after it was revealed that data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had obtained information from 87 million Facebook users without their consent. In September 2019, Zuckerberg appeared before Congress again following revelations that Cambridge Analytica may have used data from 50 million Facebook profiles without permission.
