EU privacy regulator fines Meta 91 million euros over password storage
DUBLIN :The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($101.5 million) on Friday for inadvertently storing some users' passwords without protection or encryption. The inquiry was opened five years ago after Meta notified Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) tha
27 Sep 11:05 · CNA
Facebook owner Meta fined €91 million over password breach
The issue applied to millions of Facebook and Instagram users.
27 Sep 12:53 · BreakingNews.ie
Data Protection Commission fines Meta €91 million over inadequate security for users' passwords
An inquiry found multiple infringements.
27 Sep 14:28 · TheJournal.ie
Ireland fines Meta 91 mn euros over EU data breach
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 91 million euros ($102 million) for password-security breaches. The Data Protection Commission criticised Meta for failing to put in place appropriate security measures to protect users' password data and for taking too long to alert the regulator over the issue.
27 Sep 13:00 · Legit
Ireland fines Meta 91 mn euros over EU data breach
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 91 million euros ($102 million) for password-security breaches. The Data Protection Commission criticised Meta for failing to put in place appropriate security measures to protect users' password data and for taking too long to alert the regulator over the issue.
27 Sep 13:00 · YEN.com.gh
Meta fined 91m euro over password breach
The issue applied to millions of Facebook and Instagram users.
27 Sep 12:54 · LBC
Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse
Meta was punished Friday with a fine worth more than $100 million from the social media giant's European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving passwords for Facebook users.
27 Sep 14:00 · Tech Xplore
Meta fined €91 million by Irish Data Protection Commission over major password breach affecting millions
It follows an investigation into Meta inadvertently storing certain user passwords in plaintext on its internal systems, meaning they were not protected by encryption. The issue applied to millions of Facebook and Instagram users
27 Sep 12:22 · Irish Mirror
Meta slapped with $102 million fine for storing passwords in plaintext
Meta is facing a fine of $102 million for storing some users’ passwords in “plaintext”. The company has admitted to poor password management.
27 Sep 14:01 · Android Headlines
Meta stored 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text
Across Facebook and Instagram, Meta has been storing more than half a billion users' passwords in plain text, with some easily readable for more than a decade.
27 Sep 12:46 · AppleInsider
Meta hit with $102 million privacy fine from European Union over 2019 password security lapse
Meta was punished with a 91 million euro fine from the social media giant’s European Union privacy regulator over a security lapse involving passwords for Facebook users.
27 Sep 05:23 · The Seattle Times
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