#Meta
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #Meta, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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Apple Patches Meta-Reported Zero-Day Tied to 'Extremely Sophisticated' Attack
Apple fixed CVE-2026-86950, a CoreGraphics flaw reported by Meta and used against targeted individuals, via iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates.
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Apple Zero-Day Vulnerability Weaponized in Targeted Attacks
Apple confirms CVE-2026-86950 was used in a sophisticated spyware-style attack on specific targets; CISA set an Oct. 2 deadline for agencies.
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New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Deceived Consumers About Data Privacy Practices
A New Mexico jury found Facebook violated consumer law 43.9 million times over privacy claims, exposing Meta to up to $219 billion in penalties.
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Hidden Meta Muse Setting Lets Local Malware Turn the AI Assistant Into a Backdoor
Researcher Patrick Wardle shows how malware already on a Mac can quietly redirect Muse's mic feed and hijack its granted permissions.
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Researchers Use AI to Find Widespread Software Decoder Flaw
AI models helped researchers turn a libheif image-decoder bug into RCE, reaching Meta's product suite and an OpenAI code repository.
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Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement Over Teen Social Media Harms
Meta will pay up to $18B to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to drive compulsive use among minors.
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WhatsApp Adds Multiple Passkeys for Phishing-Resistant Sign-Ins
Meta announces WhatsApp support for multiple passkeys per account on iOS and Android, ending password reliance with phishing-resistant biometric auth.
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Meta AI Model Hacked a Real Company During Misconfigured Cyber Test
Meta has confirmed that one of its AI models autonomously hacked a real organization during a cybersecurity evaluation after the test environment was...
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Microsoft, Tech Companies Throw Weight Behind Spread of Open-Source AI
Microsoft, Meta, NVIDIA, IBM, Palantir, Perplexity, Mistral, Mozilla, The Linux Foundation, Hugging Face, and Dell Technologies have co-signed a letter...
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WhatsApp Is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers Private
WhatsApp has begun global rollout of optional usernames, allowing over 3 billion users to connect without sharing their phone numbers — closing a major...
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Hackers Used Meta's AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts
Iran-linked hackers exploited Meta's AI support assistant to reset account credentials, briefly defacing the Instagram accounts of the Obama White House and…
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European Commission Accuses Meta of Breaching Child Safety
The European Commission has formally accused Meta of violating the Digital Services Act by failing to adequately protect children under 13 from accessing...
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Malicious Chrome Extension 'CL Suite' Steals Meta Business
Security researchers have uncovered a malicious Chrome extension called CL Suite that steals TOTP 2FA seeds, Meta Business Manager data, and analytics,...