Meta fined $263.5 million for 2018 Facebook data breach impacting 29 million users

The European Union’s lead data privacy regulator for Meta has fined the social media giant $263.5 million for a Facebook security breach dating back to 2018, which affected 29 million users.

The breach occurred when cyber attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code, specifically in the ‘View As’ feature, which allows users to see how their profiles appear to others. This flaw led to unauthorised access to personal data, including users’ full names, contact details, locations,