🚨 Facebook-Related Cybersecurity Events So Far in 2025 🚨
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As we approach mid-2025, several key security incidents have emerged involving Facebook—either directly or through third-party integrations. Here’s a breakdown of the most significant developments uncovered via recent threat intelligence:
🔍 1. Zero-Click Android Exploit Discovered by Facebook
- 📅 Disclosed: May 2025
- 📌 CVE-2025-27363
- 🧠 Facebook researchers uncovered a critical FreeType 2 vulnerability used in Android rendering libraries.
- 🚨 Exploitable via malicious fonts – zero user interaction needed.
- ⚠️ Impact: Arbitrary code execution, remote access to Android devices, potential data breach.
- ✅ Addressed in Google’s May 2025 Android security updates.
🕵️♂️ 2. LightSpy Spyware Targets Facebook App Data
- 📅 Reported: February 2025
- 🧬 Enhanced version of the notorious LightSpy spyware now targets Facebook and Instagram databases across iOS, macOS, and Windows.
- 📥 Can extract messages, contacts, metadata, and more.
- 💥 Includes over 100 commands for operational control and surveillance.
🔐 3. Facebook Login Flaw in Popular WordPress Theme
- 📅 Identified: February 2025
- 📌 CVE-2024-56000
- 📉 A flaw in the KLEO WordPress theme allowed account takeovers via broken Facebook login logic.
- ⚠️ Over 23,000 websites potentially exposed.
- ✅ Patched in version 5.4.0 of the K Elements plugin.
📢 These events are a strong reminder of how third-party integrations and cross-platform dependencies can amplify risk.
💡 Stay proactive: Monitor updates, patch Facebook-linked modules, and regularly audit any OAuth/social login flows in your environment.
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