Facebook Data Breach
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Steps to download your pictures and posts before deleting your Facebook account
Technology | May 24, 2022, 07:19 PM ISTHere is a step by step guide to archive your data- photos, videos, and posts before you delete your Facebook profile.
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down again for hours; services now restored
World | Oct 09, 2021, 09:55 AM ISTFacebook took to Twitter to announce the outage. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” it said.
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After Facebook, LinkedIn now faces massive 500 million users' data leak
Business | Apr 09, 2021, 12:40 PM ISTThe leaked data up on sale includes LinkedIn IDs, full names, email addresses, phone numbers, genders, links to LinkedIn profiles, links to other social media profiles, professional titles and other work-related data
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Facebook data on more than 500M accounts found online
World | Apr 04, 2021, 06:41 AM ISTThe availability of the data set was first reported by Business Insider. According to that publication, it has information from 106 countries including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, and email addresses.
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267 million Facebook users' data sold by hackers for just Rs. 41,500
Technology | Apr 21, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTFacebook has been hit by yet another security breach wherein millions of users' data was exposed by hackers
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Facebook let Tinder get special access to user data: Report
Technology | Nov 08, 2019, 03:07 PM ISTTinder had special access to Facebook's user data that helped the dating app in flourishing its business.
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Facebook is not fully responsive in Cambridge Analytica probe, says California AG
Technology | Nov 07, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTFacebook has refused to comply with subpoenas to provide more information regarding investigation in Cambridge Analytica
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Facebook fails to stop data breach, 100 app developers access users' data
Technology | Nov 06, 2019, 11:04 AM ISTAccording to Facebook, the apps designed to make it easier for group admins to manage their groups more effectively and help members share videos with their groups.
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Facebook to start paying in exchange for your data
Technology | Jun 12, 2019, 03:33 PM ISTFacebook is set to relaunch its paid market research program called Study that will be available to people above 18 years.
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Facebook blocks 30 accounts for 'meddling' in US mid-terms
World | Nov 06, 2018, 11:53 AM ISTAccording to the company, the blocked accounts were suspected of engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" from foreign entities into the US mid-term elections.
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Private messages of 120 million Facebook stolen: Report
Technology | Nov 03, 2018, 03:09 PM ISTThe breach was first discovered in September and the messages were reportedly obtained through unnamed rogue browser extensions.
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Facebook fined $1.63 billion by EU over fresh data breach
Business | Oct 01, 2018, 11:38 AM ISTA Facebook spokeswoman said the social media giant will respond to questions from the EU watchdog.
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Facebook shares tumble over 20 per cent resulting in likely loss of $130 billion
Business | Jul 26, 2018, 10:32 AM ISTFacebook, which is facing backlash for its handling of fake news and privacy, said it had 2.23 billion monthly active users at the end of June.
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Facebook faces record UK fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Technology | Jul 11, 2018, 11:15 AM ISTThe UK's data protection watchdog plans to fine Facebook 500,000 pounds ($662,954) over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It would be its biggest ever penalty.
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Facebook stock at all-time high despite data breaches
Business | Jul 07, 2018, 09:48 AM ISTInvestors are also happy at the news that Facebook has grabbed its biggest sports streaming deal yet with the Premier League.
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Facebook confirms data sharing with Huawei, 3 other Chinese firms
Technology | Jun 06, 2018, 03:48 PM ISTThe Facebook confirmation came a day after The New York Times reported that the social media giant provided access to users' data to at least 60 different device makers -- including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung and BlackBerry.
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Facebook shared data with Chinese phone makers: Report
Business | Jun 06, 2018, 11:00 AM ISTFacebook has data-sharing partnerships with Huawei, Lenovo, Oppo and TCL, which gave these Chinese companies private access to certain user data, a media report claimed.
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Mark Zuckerberg apologises to EU lawmakers, says 'we haven't done enough to prevent misuse'
Internet | May 22, 2018, 10:38 PM ISTThe chief executive intends to say that Facebook did not do enough to prevent the social network from being used for harm, according to an excerpt from his prepared remarks.
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Facebook data breach forces first top management shuffle in social media giant: Report
Internet | May 09, 2018, 10:47 AM ISTAfter the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, Facebook has warned investors that more users' data scandals in the future may adversely affect the social networking giant's reputation and brand image.
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Cambridge Analytica closure: UK to continue investigations into Facebook data breach scandal
World | May 03, 2018, 05:00 PM ISTA spokesperson for Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said investigators will "examine closely" the details of the closure and will "closely monitor any successor companies".