# Meta Fined $102 Million for Storing 600 Million Passwords in Plain Text 🔓

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/meta-fined-102-million-for-storing-600-million-passwords-in-plain-text/292318>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** privacy, data-recovery\
**Created:** [September 28, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/meta-fined-102-million-for-storing-600-million-passwords-in-plain-text/292318 "2024-09-28T16:55:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/meta-fined-102-million-for-storing-600-million-passwords-in-plain-text/292318/1 "2024-09-28T16:55:08Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. Meta has been fined $102 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for storing over 600 million user passwords in plain text, an issue that went undetected for years.

2. The breach predominantly affected non-US users, particularly those using Facebook Lite, with some Meta engineers having access to this sensitive data for over a decade.

3. Meta reported the issue months after it was discovered in 2019, violating several GDPR regulations, and has now been reprimanded alongside the substantial fine.

**Read more at:** [AppleInsider](https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/09/27/meta-stored-600-million-facebook-and-instagram-passwords-in-plain-text)

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/darth_vader/32/97002_2.png) [@Darth\_Vader](https://onehack.st/u/Darth_Vader)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/meta-fined-102-million-for-storing-600-million-passwords-in-plain-text/292318/2 "2024-09-28T17:17:56Z")

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Nah bro. That fine too low😡