The DPC announced on Tuesday it was fining Meta 251 million euros ($263.5 million) for failing to prevent cyberattackers from exploiting a vulnerability in Facebook's code. The ex

Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of users, which the

In September 2018, it came to light that hackers had breached Facebook and gained access to data on over 50 million Facebook accounts. Around 3 million of those affected accounts were based in EU countries.

Meta has been fined $263.5 million (€251 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a 2018 Facebook security breach that exposed the sensitive data of 29 million users globally. The breach exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s “view as” feature, which allows users to view their profiles as others would see them.

Meta, Facebook's parent company, was fined €251 million (around $263 million) on Tuesday by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the

The lead European Union data privacy regulator for Meta fined the social media giant 251 million euros ($263.5 million) on Tuesday for a 2018 Facebook security breach that affected 29 million users.

Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of user, which the

Meta reported a security breach that compromised over 29 million Facebook accounts all over the world. Of the 29 million accounts, three million belonged to users based in Europe

The penalty, issued on Tuesday under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is one of several fines Meta has faced in recent years but remains significant as it addresses a single security incident.

Meta fined for inadequate breach notification, data protection. The DPC's enforcement consisted of two decisions: one on Meta's breach notification and another on data protection

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.