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  • “Only” 30 Million Facebook Users Are Affected By Last Month’s Hack

    “Only” 30 Million Facebook Users Are Affected By Last Month’s Hack

    At the end of September, we learned that Facebook had been hacked.  It was being estimated that as many as 90 million of their users may have had their access tokens stolen by hackers.  But now Facebook is saying that the number is only about 30 million.  Why such a big discrepancy?  Does that even…

  • Facebook is Now Using Instagram to Track Your Location

    Facebook is Now Using Instagram to Track Your Location

    As you’re well aware, Instagram founders made an abrupt exit from Facebook.  The rumors are that they weren’t always happy as being seen as one of Facebook’s apps.  In fact, they had always wanted to be a standalone platform.  Given everything that Facebook has gone through over the last year, there’s no wonder why they…

  • Can Facebook Protect Themselves Against Future Hacks?

    Can Facebook Protect Themselves Against Future Hacks?

    On Friday, we found out that Facebook had been hacked.  But not just any hack.  This stunning security breach put 50 million Facebook users’ accounts at risk.  In the words of Facebook executives, the attack was “sophisticated” and its reach was “broad”.  What does that mean?  Well, it was a great hack.  Great, if you’re…