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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Alexandra BACON

Ireland Fines Meta 251 Mn Euros Over Facebook Hacks

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticised Meta for a security flaw in its video upload function which hackers were able to exploit (Credit: AFP)

An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy on Tuesday said it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw users' accounts hacked.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticised Meta for a security flaw in its video upload function which hackers were able to exploit to gain full access to other users' Facebook profiles.

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