Facebook spoke about the mass change password

Facebook says it has developed the automated operation system with the ability to identify and mark the account under attack.

• A series of Facebook users in VN was asked to change the password / 1.2 billion global passwords stolen by hackers Russia

12/8 days, a series of Facebook users in Vietnam received notice that: "It appears that your account has been compromised by a password on a Web page designed similar to Facebook". After changing the password, the user can access normal.

Reply VnExpress.net, representing Facebook said the password change occurred with the system accounts suspected malicious code and to maintain the security situation for the user.

A lot of Facebook users receive a notification request to change the password.

"Security is always a top priority of Facebook. We have built a series of security defenses against such abuse, including automation systems, covert operations to identify and mark the unsafe Facebook account. In the case of malware infection through spam methods (spam) or spoofing attacks, a user account will be running the recovery process, from which they can change their passwords and perform other necessary steps to maintain the security situation for his Facebook account, "Facebook said.

Social networks are not explained specifically why they chose this particular time to require users to change password. However, the decision comes a week after security firm Hold Security (US) said CyberVor hacker group has collected 1.2 billion and 500 million passwords e-mail on 420,000 websites worldwide. "The large that infringement, if your data is located somewhere on the World Wide Web, you can be one of the victims," ​​Hold stressed. About security services believe that this is the largest data theft in the history of the Internet.

Theft of 1.2 billion security password prompting urge all users to change the password for the account.

Shortly after the release of information Hold Security, network security experts have urged users to quickly replace the password for all their online accounts. John Prisco, CEO of security firm Triumfant, shared with the AP that this is just the tip of the iceberg, ie 90% of the truth remains hidden deep under water. "That's what happens. There are too many cases of data theft is happening globally, but has not yet been discovered or publicly available, and many companies are not even aware that they are leaking information" , Prisco said.