Security: Skype is Malware, Facebook Harvests Data and More on the Latest Massive Breach (Admission Late on a Friday)

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Skype Debian package: allows complete machine takeover for Microsoft
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You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads
A group of academic researchers from Northeastern University and Princeton University, along with Gizmodo reporters, have used real-world tests to demonstrate how Facebook’s latest deceptive practice works. They found that Facebook harvests user phone numbers for targeted advertising in two disturbing ways: two-factor authentication (2FA) phone numbers, and “shadow” contact information.
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Facebook flaws put information of 50m users, including Zuckerberg, at risk
Two vulnerabilities in Facebook's "view as" feature — a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else — were exploited by attackers who gained access to the personal information of about 50 million users, among them those of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the company said on Friday.
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The Facebook Security Meltdown Exposes Way More Sites Than Facebook
Beyond the impact on Facebook accounts themselves, the company confirmed that breach impacted Facebook's implementation of Single Sign-On, the practice that lets you use one account to log into others. The idea is to use a trusted service—like Facebook Google, Twitter, and so on—to log into sites and services across the web, rather than create a unique profile for each one. That saves time, and ensures you're logging in through an entity you trust. In this case, it also appears to have potentially made Facebook's breach an internet-wide calamity, at least for those impacted.
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Facebook account hack [sic] FAQ: What happened, how it affects you, and what you should do now
It’s unclear exactly when the accounts were breached, but Facebook discovered the issue on Tuesday, September 25. The issue stems from a change Facebook made to its video uploading feature in July 2017, so it’s possible the vulnerability went unnoticed for a long time.
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Massive Facebook Security Breach Compromises 50 Million Users, Zuckerberg’s Account Also Affected
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How To Delete Your Facebook Account Permanently?
Just in case you’re not aware, Facebook isn’t a social networking website. In other words, as Edward Snowden says, it’s a surveillance company that sells your data as well. The recent Cambridge Analytica debacle has reinforced the notion that Facebook could be misused to profile users and sell their data. Just recently, Facebook also confirmed the account compromise of 50 million users due to some bug.
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