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Meta Fined $101 Million by Irish Regulator for Password Security Breaches

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In a significant enforcement of EU data privacy laws, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta, Facebook’s parent company, $101 million (€102 million) over inadequate security practices related to password protection. The fine comes after an investigation revealed that Meta had failed to adequately safeguard user passwords and had delayed notifying the regulator about the breach. The Breach: …

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