FILIPINOS were among the 50 million Facebook users affected by a massive hacking operation, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said on Saturday. Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro however said it was not yet known how many Filipinos were affected by the data breach. “To protect themselves, all Facebook users must enable multi-factor authentication on all platforms, employ strong passwords, and practice good digital hygiene,” he said. The NPC official said the access tokens allowed the intruders to log into affected Facebook profiles as if they were the actual profile holders. “This morning, the company has notified affected users of the incident.

Source: Manila Times September 29, 2018 16:30 UTC