Metawhich took place in 2019 security breach as a result A fine of $101.5 million He was confronted with. of Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the punishment in its statement on Friday. The incident happened to Meta (at that time Facebook It started when it became known that millions of users were storing their passwords unencrypted on their servers.

DPC pointed out that this security breach violates the legal requirements of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The investigation revealed that Meta has failed to meet its obligations to protect user data protect passwords it turned out that he had a serious deficiency on this point. The security breach also increases the risk of malicious actors gaining access to social media accounts.

Meta is criticized for not providing notice within 72 hours

Although Meta took steps to rectify the situation after the violation, DPC also emphasizes that Meta did not report this situation within the specified time. In accordance with regulations, after the violation has been noticed Notification required within 72 hours. Meta was also criticized for not properly documenting this breach. Graham Doyle, vice president of the DPC, stated that storing user passwords in clear text poses serious security risks.

Meta due to a security breach in 2018 Fine of 17 million euros had taken it. However, the large number of users affected by the breach in 2019 determined the size of this fine and the company data security once again reveals its weaknesses in this area.