The data of hundreds of millions of Facebook users is being stored in plain sight on Amazon's cloud servers, security researchers have found. Pictured is an example of some of the data left exposed by Facebook on Amazon's cloud servers. In addition to the Facebook user data, UpGuard researchers found 100,000 open Amazon-hosted databases containing various data that it believes aren't supposed to be publicly accessible, Bloomberg said. UpGuard researchers said their findings highlight Facebook's failed efforts to maintain oversight over how app developers treat user data. Data about Facebook users has been spread far beyond the bounds of what Facebook can control today.'

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2019 17:47 UTC