Data of hundreds of Facebook and Twitter users 'improperly accessed'
Facebook and Twitter have confirmed that the personal data of hundreds of their users may have been 'improperly accessed' by third-party apps purchased by Android users through the Google Play store
Disturbingly, the breach means that those affected may now have their accounts taken over by strangers - but there has been no confirmation that this has yet occurred.
In a statement released Monday, Facebook revealed: 'Security researchers recently notified us about two bad actors, One Audience and Mobiburn, who were paying developers to use malicious software developer kits in a number of apps available in popular app stores.'
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