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Facebook Incidents (incomplete)

2007: Changes to Privacy Policies and User Reactions
1. Facebook changed its privacy policies, making more user data accessible to advertisers and third parties. These changes were partly implemented without clear communication to users.
2007–2008: Facebook's Beacon Program and Privacy Concerns
2. Introduction of the Beacon Program  , which tracked users' activities on third-party websites and published them in real-time on users' Facebook profiles. Often without explicit consent.
2008: Email Addresses and Security Vulnerabilities
3. Discovery of vulnerabilities in Facebook's system that allowed attackers to access users' email addresses. These gaps were caused by insecure storage practices and inadequate access controls.
2009: Open Job Listings and Personal Data
4. Job postings on Facebook made applicants' personal data publicly accessible, including resumes and contact information.
2012: Data Exposure through Third-Party Apps
5. Several third-party apps collected excessive user data, including email addresses and friend lists, without adequately informing users.
2013: Security Flaws in Facebook APIs
6. A bug allowed unauthorized access to 6 million Facebook users   for over a year.
2013: Government Surveillance and Access
7. Following the Snowden leaks and the Prism leaks  , it became known that the NSA stored all Facebook communications and had direct access to the servers.
2012-2019: Facebook Passwords in Plain Text
8. Years of storing 600 million usernames and passwords in unencrypted form   on Facebook servers.
2018: Cambridge Analytica Scandal
9. Data from up to 87 million Facebook users were collected without explicit consent by the data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica and used for targeted political advertising  .
2018: Open API Security Vulnerabilities
10. Security flaws in the Facebook Graph API allowed attackers to retrieve 50 million user data without proper permissions  .
2019: Insecure WhatsApp Backups
11. Storing chat backups on Google Drive and iCloud without end-to-end encryption  , potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive messages.
2020: Instagram Data Leaks
12. Several security vulnerabilities in Instagram allowed attackers to access personal data of approximately 200 million users  , including email addresses and phone numbers.
2020: Facebook Shares Data with Third Parties
13. Personal data of Facebook users were shared over an extended period with third-party developers  .
2020: Leak of Personal Data
14. Publication of hacked data from over 533 million Facebook users  .
2021: Incident with Facebook Accounts
15. Unsecured Facebook databases were leaked. 419 million users were affected  . Instagram passwords were stored in plain text.
2022: Transparency Report and Data Breaches
16. A security flaw allowed unauthorized access to millions of Facebook accounts, exposing personal information such as email addresses, phone numbers, and passwords.
2023: Facebook Marketplace Leak
17. Entries from over 200,000 Marketplace users were published  , caused by a contractor's hack.
2023: Security Flaws in Facebook Ads
18. Errors in Facebook's advertising systems   allowed the use of user data without their consent for targeted advertising, especially using data from third-party sources.
2023: Meta Quest Privacy Incidents
19. Security vulnerabilities in Meta's virtual reality products allowed attackers to access users' personal data, including location data and usage habits.