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Facebook explains the causes of the big outage
[German]On 4.10.2021, there was a six-hour service outage at Facebook at around 17:30, which also included the Instagram and WhatsApp services. I had reported in the post Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp worldwide down. Now Facebook has provided a more comprehensive … Continue reading
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp worldwide down
[German]Currently (2021/10/04, 19:50 MEZ) there is a worldwide major disruption at Facebook, which also includes the services Instagram and WhatsApp. The disruption has already been going on for a few hours, and the US giant's users are in an uproar … Continue reading
How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell
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Bundeskartellamt examines linkage between Oculus and the Facebook network
[German]The Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel Office) has initiated an investigation against Facebook. The goal is to examine the linkage between Oculus virtual reality products and the social network and Facebook platform for a possible abuse. Advertising
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Facebook Security incidents
[German]During the last days I became aware of several security incidents and issues, which I would like to summarize in a short blog post. For example, the Android Messenger app allowed users to eavesdrop on each other. In addition, security … Continue reading
Anti trust probe against Facebook due to WhatsApp/Instagram acquisition
US state and federal authorities are reportedly preparing for an antitrust case against Facebook. The background is Facebook's acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram. CNet has summarized some information in this article. Advertising
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Data leak reveals again millions of Facebook data from Vietnam
[German]Security researchers found an unsecured data base with 12 million Facebook users from Vietnam, who were probably exfiltrated from the social network. Advertising
Facebook’s privacy report isn’t accurate
[German]After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook offers the possibility to download data about oneself and also to check whether advertisers have uploaded data for a profile. But the data prepared by Facebook isn't correct. Advertising
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down?
[German]It seems, that the services of Facebook and its daughters Instagram and WhatsApp have (at least temporarily) been down. And that on Thanksgiving Day in the USA. Advertising
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#FacebookDown: Worldwide issues
Currently it seems that Facebook (and its services like Instagram) are being disturbed worldwide. According to various reports, Twitter is probably also affected, although I can't see any issue at the moment. Advertising
Facebook: Hackers accessed 50 Mio. Access Tokens
[German]Facebook has just admitted a vulnerability within it's network. Hackers probably was able to stole access tokens and abuse 50 million accounts. Possibly more accounts are affected, Facebook has reset 90 million accounts. In addition, a White Hat hacker on … Continue reading
