If you had to log back into your Facebook account and were wondering why, a massive security breach is to blame.
On Tuesday, Facebook "discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts," one that allowed attackers to "steal Facebook access tokens" and take over innocent people's accounts.
Facebook reset the access tokens on the 50 million affected accounts, as well as an additional 40 million user accounts as a "precautionary step." Affected users would need to log back into the app, desktop version, and linked apps as a result.
A notification at the top of your Facebook news feed will explain what happened, Facebook said.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...
On Tuesday, Facebook "discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts," one that allowed attackers to "steal Facebook access tokens" and take over innocent people's accounts.
Facebook reset the access tokens on the 50 million affected accounts, as well as an additional 40 million user accounts as a "precautionary step." Affected users would need to log back into the app, desktop version, and linked apps as a result.
A notification at the top of your Facebook news feed will explain what happened, Facebook said.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...