New security problem on Facebook. The world’s most widespread social network has already confirmed this problem that affects 50 million accounts. As they have discovered, this security breach has already been fixed, so there is no further danger, although the number of affected accounts could be higher. 90 million users need to log in again.
From the social network, they confirm that this is a serious situation. However, at the moment they cannot say anything about the origin or extent of this attack. Because the investigation has only just begun.
It appears that the attackers have exploited a vulnerability related to the See As feature in the social network. Because of this feature, one can view another profile by logging in to another account. The code contains a bug that allows access to the user’s account. These accounts could still be at risk, requiring 90 million users to log back into their browser or application.
According to Facebook, this vulnerability has been on the social network since July 2017. The good news is that the attackers did not have direct access to these accounts because they had to access one and then another to take control.
The exact number of users affected by this vulnerability on Facebook is currently unknown. The verdict has been reached, and they are currently conducting an investigation that we hope to hear more in the near future.