MANILA, Philippines — Some 50 million users of social media network Facebook have been affected by a security breach involving a vulnerability in one of the features of its mobile application. Logged outFollowing the discovery of the breach, Facebook said it has reset the access tokens of the 50 million affected users, resulting in them having to log back in on their accounts. The attack then moved along from one user’s Facebook friend to another. “We haven’t yet been able to determine if there was specific targeting” of particular accounts, Rosen said in a call with reporters. Williams noted that the company’s “Facebook Login” feature lets users log into other apps and websites with their Facebook credentials.

Source: Philippine Star September 29, 2018 15:56 UTC