Analysis of the Facebook Data Breach: Computer Security Report

This report analyzes the 2018 Facebook data breach, where attackers exploited a vulnerability to access user information. The incident exposed data of millions of users, prompting Facebook to take action. The report details the nature of the attack, the information compromised (names, genders, residences), and the measures taken by Facebook to mitigate the damage, including revoking access tokens. It references the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) and the importance of data security. The report also mentions the potential impact on Instagram accounts and the ongoing investigation by the FBI. Furthermore, the report references relevant academic sources that discuss data mining, social media, and predictive personality modeling. The analysis explores the implications of the breach in the context of security practices and the impact on user trust, while also mentioning the lack of private message and credit card information being compromised.

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Facebook is tidying up after one of the major security incident that has exposed the
information of the accounts, a huge number of clients. The organization is still scrambling for
recovering its clients trust one more security occurrence uncovered client information.
What was the incident?
Facebook says that the information of 50 million ussrs were supposed to be in trouble
after assailants misused a defencelessness which gave the permission to the hackers to access
the informationof each individual. The organisation also secure preventively about an exra
number of 40 millions accounts out of one alert that is plenitude.
What information were the hackers after?
It is said by the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the company has not
compromised any of the accounts bargained as well as give access with the despite of the fact
that is in the initial days of it as well as it might change. However, Zuckerberg said that the
critical programmers and hackers were utilizing the site of the APIs of the Facebool to get
some data, similar to "name, main residences and sexual orientation" that is connected to one
of the profile page of the clients.
What information wasn't taken?
It is said by Facebook that this looks farfetched that the messages that are private
were gotten to. No information about Credit card was taken, Facebook said. In addition, it
might change as the examination of the company proceeds.
What's an access token?
When an user enter the username as well as the secret phrase on most destinations and
applications, including Facebook, the gadget or browser can set up one or more access
tokens. It keeps the user signed in, without the user entering to the certifications each time

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you sign in. In any case, the token doesn't store the users’ secret key — so there is no need to
change the secret key.
When did this attack happened?
The powerlessness has been presented on the entire facebook.com site in the month of July in
the year, 2017, yet Facebook have not even any idea about it 16th of September, 2018, when
this was recognized a spike in strange movement.
Who might do this?
Facebook doesn't having an inkling who have actually attack the site, yet FBI is
examining still, it says. Notwithstanding, Facebook had in the past that was discovered, proof
of hackers of Russia to interfere in American vote based system as well as impact the
decisions of the users. The hack was done by the Russian attackers.
Is the issue fixed?
It is said by Facebook that this fixed the powerlessness on the 27th September, as well as after
that started the entrance tokens of each of the ndividuals for protecting the security of the
accounts of them.
Did this have any effect WhatsApp and Instagram accounts?
It is said by Facebook that it is not yet beyond any doubt if the accounts of the
Instagram are effected, yet were consequently verified once Facebook get to tokens were
renounced. Influenced Instagram clients should relink and then unlink the accounts that are
signed into the Instagram so as for crossing post to the Facebook.

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