Hackers Stole 50 Million Facebook Users' Access Tokens Using Zero-Day Flaw

Logged out from your Facebook account automatically? Well you're not alone…

Facebook just admitted that an unknown hacker or a group of hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in its social media platform that allowed them to steal secret access tokens for more than 50 million accounts.

In a brief blog post published Friday, Facebook revealed that its security team discovered the attack three days ago (on 25 September) and they are still investigating the security incident.

Off-Path TCP Exploit Allows Attackers to Steal Data via Unencrypted Connections

All Wi-Fi routers are vulnerable to an off-path TCP exploit which would allow attackers to steal data transmitted via HTTP over a wireless connection using web cache poisoning on the latest versions of all major operating systems (Windows, macOS, and Linux).

Cyber-attacks on Northern Ireland universities on the rise

Universities and further education colleges in Northern Ireland suffered 16 serious cyber-attacks in 2017/18. That was a rise from three such attacks in 2016/17.

The figures come from JISC, a UK government-funded agency that provides cyber-security for universities and colleges.

British Airways Hacked – 380,000 Payment Cards Compromised

British Airways, who describes itself as "The World's Favorite Airline," has confirmed a data breach that exposed personal details and credit-card numbers of up to 380,000 customers and lasted for more than two weeks.

So who exactly are victims?