By storing passwords in readable plain text, Facebook violated fundamental computer security practices. Wilfredo Lee/AP Facebook has said that it stored millions of its users' passwords in plain text for years. The security blog KrebsOnSecurity said Facebook may have left the passwords of some 600 million Facebook users vulnerable. In a blog post , Facebook said it will likely notify "hundreds of millions" of Facebook Lite users, millions of Facebook users and tens of thousands of Instagram users that their passwords were stored in plain text. CARL COURT/GETTY IMAGES Tens of thousands of Instagram users' passwords were stored in plain text.

Source: Stuff March 22, 2019 01:39 UTC