Facebook Says 600,000 Accounts Compromised Per Day

Published on 10-30-2011 01:19 PM

In a blog entry on Thursday, Facebook stated that about 600,000 log-ins every day are compromised.

The factoid, first noted by security site Sophos, was in the context of an entry introducing new security features for the social network. The figure was extrapolated by a stat showing0.06% of 1 billion logins per day are compromised. Less than 0.5% of Facebook users experience spam on any given day.

Facebook’s proposed solution for such breaches is to find three to five “trusted friends”. That way, if you’re locked out of your account, Facebook will send codes to your friends to give to you. Facebook is also testing app passwords that the company will generate on your behalf and you won’t need to remember.

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7 Comments

megabyteme - 10-30-2011, 02:27 PM
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Facebook probably didn't say that, it was just posted after their account was compromised.

stlcardinal9 - 10-30-2011, 03:26 PM
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I dont even have a facebook page and I get along just fine.

brilman - 10-30-2011, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by megabyteme

Facebook probably didn't say that, it was just posted after their account was compromised.

lol I was thinking it was more of a Face-plant

mjmacky - 10-30-2011, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by stlcardinal9

I dont even have a facebook page and I get along just fine.

Doubtful

spors - 10-31-2011, 04:29 AM
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is this fucking guy nuts or something .. then why carry around this crap ?

stlcardinal9 - 10-31-2011, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mjmacky

Originally Posted by stlcardinal9

I dont even have a facebook page and I get along just fine.

Doubtful

Doubtful that i dont have a facebook page? Or doubtful that i dont get along fine? I assure you I get along fine and dont have a facebook page. I am guilty of twitter though and youtube.

mjmacky - 11-01-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by stlcardinal9

Or doubtful that i dont get along fine? I assure you I get along fine and dont have a facebook page. I am guilty of twitter though and youtube.

Doubtful that you get along fine in general. Merely evaluating your situation in the context of possessing a facebook account is the source of the previously mentioned doubt. You're in dire straits.