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Meta Faces $106 Million Fine for Storing Facebook Passwords in Plaintext
Meta has been fined €91 million (around $106 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for storing user passwords in plaintext, violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords
Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a
Meta fined $101.8M for storing 600M Facebook passwords in plain text
Meta received a fine of over $100 million in a five-year EU investigation of about 600 million Facebook passwords stored in plaintext.
Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly stored users' passwords in plaintext in its systems.
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.
Meta Fined €91 Million For Storing Facebook & Instagram Passwords In Plaintext
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) €91 million ($100 million) for inadvertently storing hundreds
Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million for a 2019 incident wherein the company stored millions of Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text.
Meta Faces €91 Million Fine from Ireland Over GDPR Violation
In a significant regulatory move, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, €91 million ($102 million) for a major breach in password security.
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Meta blocks links to the hacked JD Vance dossier on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook
Meta is restricting links on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook that lead to Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter containing a JD ...
Meta has rebuilt Instagram and Facebook for its Quest headsets
Meta has rebuilt Meta Horizon OS for spatial computing, bringing better support for 2D apps like YouTube, Facebook and ...
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’
Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used ...
Meta’s going to put AI-generated images in your Facebook and Instagram feeds
One example (embedded below) shows several AI-generated images of “an enchanted realm, where magic fills the air.” But others ...
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Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses
Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday as it tries to ...
Zuckerberg's Meta Gamble Pays Off; Now Fourth-Richest Person Globally
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder behind Meta (previously Facebook), leaped into the ranks of the world's fourth-richest person ...
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Zuckerberg’s Net Worth Hits $201B as Meta Shares Climb
Meta's stock soars as the company shifts focus from metaverse to AI, boosting Zuckerberg's wealth and introducing new AR and VR products.
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Zuckerberg rises to 4th wealthiest as Meta’s market cap hits $1.4 Trillion
Meta’s current market capitalization exceeds $1.4 trillion, positioning it among the most valuable companies globally. Following Facebook’s rebrand to Meta in October 2021 and the company’s expansion ...