'Red alert' after the hack targeted Twitter, Facebook removed the feature matching contacts with phone numbers in Messenger

The ability to search for Messenger users by phone number has been completely disabled by Facebook.

A few days ago, a security researcher made the technology world a turmoil when successfully pairing 17 million phone numbers with Twitter accounts through security flaws hidden in the Twitter app for Android, From there get detailed information about the corresponding user, and can even control the Twitter user's account as well as send tweets from the application.

More specifically, users can upload phone numbers in their contacts through Twitter's upload feature, and when the phone number is successfully uploaded, the system will return the corresponding user information.

It can be affirmed that this is a flaw that seriously affects the privacy of social network users, and raises the big question about whether other social networks also contain similar features that have been and are being implemented. will provide management methods on how to ensure maximum security of user information on its platform.

While the question was still unanswered, Jane Manchun Wong - a hacker known for his 'talent' of finding out features that Facebook and other tech companies are secretly developing - unexpectedly posted a report. said the ability to search for Messenger users by phone number has been completely disabled by Facebook.

'Red alert' after the hack targeted Twitter, Facebook removed the feature matching contacts with phone numbers in Messenger Picture 1

The move from Facebook has silently 'denounced' the existence of a serious security flaw in Messenger - similar to the case of Twitter but has not been discovered and resolved, leaving Facebook no way Any other must temporarily disable this feature, pending.

Privacy and privacy of personal data are one of the most pressing issues when it comes to social media platforms. After a series of scandals and punishments were issued, it seems that the major social networking platforms have not really learned a useful lesson!

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