Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords
Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a
Meta hit with major fine over password storage
Following an inquiry in April 2019, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that Meta had violated General Data Protection Regulation four times, and has issued the fine
Meta Fined $101.5 Million for a Breach That Affected Millions of Users
Meta has been fined a whopping $101.5 million for failing to adhere to GDPR and encrypting users' passwords before saving them.
Ireland fines Meta 91 mn euros over EU data breach
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Friday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 91 million euros ($102 million) for password-security breaches.The Data Protection Commission criticised Meta for failing to put in place appropriate security measures to protect users' password data and for taking too long to alert the regulator over the issue.
Meta Fined €91 Million by Irish Regulator Over Password Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission has fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish branch €91 million ($102 million) following an investigation into password storing by the company, according to a statement by the regulator.
Meta Fined €91 Million for Storing Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords in Plaintext
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly stored users' passwords in plaintext in its systems.
Europe fines Meta $106 million for storing user passwords in plaintext
Following a lengthy investigation, Meta has been fined €91 million (nearly $106 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) for storing certain Facebook user passwords
Meta fined $101.8M for storing 600M Facebook passwords in plain text
Meta received a fine of over $100 million in a five-year EU investigation of about 600 million Facebook passwords stored in plaintext.
Meta Fined $101.5M in 2019 Breach Exposing Millions of Facebook Passwords
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been hit with a significant fine of €91 million (approximately $101.5 million USD) by Ireland’s Data Protection
Meta fined $101M in Ireland after failing to encrypt user passwords
Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Friday fined Meta more than $100 million for privacy law violations related to failing to properly encrypt and store passwords of the tech giant's users.
Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakenly stored users' passwords in plain text.
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Meta Faces Massive Fine for Privacy Violation
Meta is facing a privacy penalty in Europe. The social media giant owes $101.5 million to Ireland’s Data Protection ...
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Meta Faces €91 Million Fine from Ireland Over GDPR Violation
In a significant regulatory move, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta, the parent company of Facebook and ...
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Ireland fines Meta 91 million euros over EU data breach
In this file photo taken on October 28, 2021, the Meta logo on a laptop screen in Moscow as Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg ...