Facebook Hack Included Search History and Location Data of Millions

Facebook said Friday that an attack on its computer systems that was announced two weeks ago had affected 30 million users, and the personal information that was exposed was far more intimate than originally thought, adding to Facebook’s challenges as it investigates what was probably the most substantial breach of its network in the company’s 14-year history.

Detailed information was stolen from the Facebook profiles of about 14 million of the 30 million users. The data was as specific as the last 15 people or things they had searched for on Facebook and the last 10 physical locations they had “checked into.”

Other personal details were also exposed, like gender, religious affiliation, telephone number, email addresses and the types of computing devices used to reach Facebook.  (New York Times, October 12, 2018)
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Regardless of your privacy settings, consider anything that you post to social media to be PUBLIC!. Remember that whatever you post may one day be read by your grandmother, your priest, your local Sheriff, or published on the front page of the New York Times.

If you have a concern with something being seen (and perhaps republished) in a public venue, don't post it to social media.

 

Operating in Hostile and Non-Permissive Environments:
A Survival and Resource Guide for Those Who Go in Harm’s Way

 

Military personnel deployed to a combat area, their supporting contractors overseas, government civilian employees overseas, non-government organizations (NGOs), journalists working on international stories, businesses attempting to establish a foothold in developing countries, and individual travelers to remote areas of the world can all find themselves in hostile and non-permissive environments. This guide covers a broad range of subjects that are intended to aid individuals, living and working in dangerous areas, in being safer in their daily lives and in being better able to protect themselves and survive in case of an emergency, disaster, or hostile action.