Facebook has not been able to figure out how much third-party apps have been affected and the attack was said to be so complex that there is a chance the company may never find out the perpetrators.
Under the General Data Privacy Regulation, 4% of the company’s worldwide annual revenue for the previous year can be extracted as a penalty
Regulators in the European Union raised concerns over Facebook’s lack of clarity about the breach that came to light on Tuesday. Under the General Data Privacy Regulation, in such cases, 4% of the company’s worldwide annual revenue for the previous year can be extracted as a penalty.
In the US, where there is no GDPR, there is a less chance of facing a fine. In the light of the Cambridge Analytica incident and other such data security issues, Facebook appears to be rapidly losing the trust of its users.
If the latest data incident leads to people reducing their usage of the platform or moving to other alternatives, it could hurt the company’s revenues and profits significantly. The stock was down about 1.5% during the final hour of Monday’s trading session.
Hacker on the prowl to ‘view’ FB profiles; 50 million users affected