Facebook owner hit with 251 million euros in fines for 2018 data breach
- Meta was fined 251 million euros for a 2018 Facebook data breach affecting 29 million users, as stated by the lead European Union data privacy regulator.
- About 3 million of the affected Facebook accounts were based in the EU and European Economic Area, according to the report.
- Meta plans to appeal the decision and claims to have measures in place to protect users, as mentioned in their statement.
- The breach exposed profile information, posing serious risks to user data and individual rights, according to the enforcement action.
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