New Bug in Facebook Messenger Leaked Personal Data of Users

Follow Us

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed about making his platform more secure, a bug in Facebook Messenger allowed websites to gain access to users' data, including who they have been chatting with, say researchers. Now fixed by Facebook, the vulnerability in the web version of Messenger allowed any website to expose who you have been messaging, revealed Ron Masas, a researcher with cybersecurity company Imperva, in a blog post late on Thursday.




The researcher reported the vulnerability to Facebook under their responsible disclosure programme and the social media platform mitigated the issue. In November 2018, Masas and his team discovered a Facebook bug that allowed websites to extract data from users' profiles via cross-site frame leakage (CSFL) which is known as a side-channel attack performed on an end user's web browser.

"Browser-based side-channel attacks are still an overlooked subject. While big players like Facebook and Google are catching up, most of the industry is still unaware," wrote Masas. Facebook Messenger has over 1.3 billion users globally.

Zuckerberg on Thursday said he is working to make Facebook "privacy-focused" like WhatsApp. The "privacy-focused platform" will be built around principles like private interactions, encryption, reducing permanence, safety and interoperability.

Recent Comments

Pratul :

still nothing. The nearest you can have BSNL 4g is at Kalyan.

BSNL, MTNL Earned More than Rs 10,000 Crore via Asset…

TheAndroidFreak :

Off Topic : Samsung will release stable Android 15 to Galaxy S23 and S24 series users in May 2025. Google…

BSNL, MTNL Earned More than Rs 10,000 Crore via Asset…

Sharan :

Hope you read my comment properly before commenting. How can Vi provide a great 5G network on NSA 5G with…

Vodafone Idea 5G Trials in Mumbai: Speeds Reach Up to…

amardeep kumar :

kaha hai 4g, pune ma 2g chal raha hai, aur mar mar ka 3g.

BSNL has Installed 83,629 4G Sites in India

Almirah :

Hope they come smaller cities soon don't want to pay Airtel a penny anymore

Vodafone Idea Selects Nokia to Enhance and Expand IP Backhaul…

Load More
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments