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FB removes exposed data of 540 mn users from Amazon servers
short by Arundhati Rawat / on Thursday, 4 April, 2019
Facebook has removed two third-party developed app datasets stored on Amazon cloud servers after security firm UpGuard found they had exposed over 540 million users' records. UpGuard said that Mexico-based media firm Cultura Colectiva exposed the majority of user records detailing data like comments and Facebook IDs. "Once alerted...we worked with Amazon to take down the databases," Facebook said.
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