Change your Facebook password and get use to the multi-factor authentication; these are the main tips that the specialists from the best ethical hacking Institute can give social networking users after, according to reports from the International Institute of Cyber Security, hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords were stored in plain text and within reach of thousands of employees of the company.
A thorough investigation revealed that files
containing passwords in plain text date back to the year 2012. Recently,
Facebook officials stated that the security issue had been corrected, and that
it is in the process of notifying users whose passwords are involved.
While passwords may not have been exposed to
malicious users, an expert from the best ethical hacking Institute believes
that, if hackers have access to these keys, abuse campaigns can be filed
against the involved users.
“Hash passwords would still have to be
cracked by malicious users before performing any hacking activity; In this
case, as simple text passwords,
there are many threat actors interested in finding them “, added the
experts from the best ethical hacking Institute.
“All details of the incident are not yet
revealed, it is likely that it has been presented by an oversight, not by
hacking activities. It remains to be expected that Facebook will work so that
these kinds of incidents are not presented again in the future”, mentioned
specialists in cybersecurity.
Experts also consider this to be a new reminder
for people who continue to use the same password for different online platforms.
“This is a good time to change your password on Facebook, two-factor authentication
is also recommended”, they mentioned.
On the other hand, the social network also
asked people to change their passwords as an additional security measure.
A few weeks ago, Facebook was involved in
another scandal, due to accusations of using the phone numbers associated with
advertising accounts, which is why there are still thousands of users reluctant
to use their phone number as authentication means.
