INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Private Facebook conversations of some 81,000 users were posted after hackers used third-party browser extensions to monitor communication
between users, according to a new report.So far only 81,000 users had their conversations leaked online but, according to the group that
obtained all the data, over 120 million accounts could be affected.While this might sound reminiscent of the recent Facebook hack that
investigative team, hackers were using browser extensions to collect the data
was stolen seemed primarily to focus on American accounts while the more recent browser hack targeted users living in Ukraine and Russia
information contained in the conversations were real, the BBC Russian Service in collaboration with a cyber-security company Digital Shadows
state or Kremlin-run programs like the Internet Research Agency, a representative for the hacking group only identified as John Smith said
to ensure that known malicious extensions are no longer available to download in their stores," and "Have also contacted law enforcement and
have worked with local authorities to remove the website that displayed information from Facebook accounts."While this, in no way, is
Facebook's fault and falls more on browser developers like Safari, Firefox and Chrome who didn't properly vet some of these extensions, it's
