"Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password Security Lapse"

The Irish Data Protection Commission fined the US tech company Meta $101.6 million after an investigation that revealed a password security lapse. The watchdog began investigating in 2019 after Meta notified it that some passwords had been inadvertently stored internally in plain text. The passwords were not encrypted, and employees could search for them. This article continues to discuss Meta getting fined over a security lapse involving Facebook passwords.

SecurityWeek reports "Meta Hit With $102 Million Privacy Fine From European Union Over 2019 Password Security Lapse"

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