Facebook stored hundreds of millions of passwords unprotected

Facebook stored hundreds of millions of passwords unprotected

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/21/facebook-admits-passwords-unprotected

Company admits to mistake and says it has no evidence of abuse – but the risk was huge

Facebook mistakenly stored “hundreds of millions” of passwords in plaintext, unprotected by any encryption, the company has admitted.