* FACEBOOK SAYS ON SEPTEMBER 25, CO’S ENGINEERING TEAM DISCOVERED SECURITY ISSUE AFFECTING ALMOST 50 MILLION ACCOUNTS
* FACEBOOK SAYS INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN ITS EARLY STAGES ABOUT LATEST SECURITY INCIDENT
* FACEBOOK SAYS ATTACKERS EXPLOITED VULNERABILITY IN FACEBOOK’S CODE THAT IMPACTED CO’S “VIEW AS” FEATURE
* FACEBOOK SAYS SINCE CO JUST STARTED THE INVESTIGATION, CO HAS YET TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE ACCOUNTS WERE MISUSED OR ANY INFORMATION WAS ACCESSED
* FACEBOOK SAYS CO ALSO DOES NOT KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THE ATTACKS OR WHERE THEY ARE BASED
* FACEBOOK SAYS ATTACKERS’ EXPLOITATION OF CO’S CODE ALLOWED THEM TO STEAL FACEBOOK ACCESS TOKENS THAT COULD BE USED TO TAKE OVER PEOPLE’S ACCOUNTS
* FACEBOOK SAYS IF IT FINDS MORE AFFECTED ACCOUNTS, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY RESET THEIR ACCESS TOKENS
* FACEBOOK SAYS FIXED THE VULNERABILITY IN FACEBOOK’S CODE THAT IMPACTED “VIEW AS” FEATURE AND INFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT
* FACEBOOK SAYS RESET THE ACCESS TOKENS OF THE ALMOST 50 MILLION ACCOUNTS THAT IT KNOWS WERE AFFECTED TO PROTECT THEIR SECURITY
* FACEBOOK SAYS TEMPORARILY TURNING OFF ITS “VIEW AS” FEATURE WHILE CONDUCTING A SECURITY REVIEW
* FACEBOOK SAYS ALSO PRECAUTIONARILY RESETTING ACCESS TOKENS FOR ANOTHER 40 MILLION ACCOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO A “VIEW AS” LOOK-UP IN THE LAST YEAR
* FACEBOOK SAYS AROUND 90 MILLION PEOPLE WILL NOW HAVE TO LOG BACK IN TO FACEBOOK
* FACEBOOK SAYS LATEST SECURITY INCIDENT STEMMED FROM A CHANGE MADE TO FACEBOOK’S VIDEO UPLOADING FEATURE IN JULY 201
