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Facebook mega data breach: How to check if your account was hacked or not
Facebook recently informed users that hackers accessed personal information of accounts of almost 30 million users. Earlier, Facebook had said that a security breach had affected the accounts of as many as 50 million people.
DNA Web Team | Oct 14, 2018, 09:16 AM IST
1.Help Centre
The social networking giant said that the people can check whether their accounts were hacked by visiting 'Help Center'.
2.How to check
Facebook has said that it has set up a website that its 2 billion global users can use to check if their accounts have been accessed, and if so, exactly what information was stolen. The social media ginat will also help users providing guidance on how to detect and deal with suspicious emails or texts.
3.Accounts log in
The website will also provide information specific to your account if you're logged into Facebook.
4.What really happened?
Explaining the breach, Facebook said, "The attackers exploited vulnerability in Facebook's code that existed between July 2017 and September 2018. The vulnerability was the result of a complex interaction of three distinct software bugs and it impacted 'View As,' a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else. It allowed attackers to steal Facebook access tokens, which they could then use to take over people?s accounts."
