This time, malicious browser extensions were used to compromise multiple accounts on the social network giant Facebook. According to the well-known news media channel, of course, I am talking about BBC, a group of hackers is selling access to private account messages on the social network giant Facebook for only 10 cents. Those responsible, of course, the group of hacker made the offer for the first time in September of this year, 2019. At the time, FBSaler user posted the following message in a forum: “We sell personal information from Facebook users. Our database includes 120 million accounts.” To prove the truthfulness of the information, the hackers offer a sample with information of 81 thousand profiles. Hence, now the well-known news media channel, of course, I am talking about BBC has contacted five users on the list who have confirmed that the messages are real. According to the report, most of the compromised accounts are from users in Ukraine and Russia. But some are from people in the UK (United Kingdom), the United States and India. One of the domains used to publish the information was registered in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. While the social network giant Facebook says that there are no records that its security has been compromised and simply points to the liability for browsers. “We contacted the creators of the browsers to ensure that known malicious extensions are no longer available for download in their stores,” said the social network giant Facebook’s Vice President, of course, Guy Rosen. Moreover, the social network giant Facebook’s Vice President, of course, Guy Rosen also contacted the police and worked with local authorities to remove the site that contained private information from users. However, the social network giant Facebook does not reveal which malicious extensions might be involved in the case. As the company claims that they have monitored users’ activity on the internet and sent personal data and private messages to hackers. So, what do you think about this? Simply share all your views and thoughts in the comment section below.
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