Facebook is being investigated in Spain for data breaches

Facebook continues to be at the center of the controversy due to the leakage of data from millions of users. What at first seemed to affect only the United States is beginning to spread. For this reason, the social network is also being investigated in Spain due to this data leak. The Data Protection Agency is in charge of this investigation.

Facebook is being investigated in Spain for data breaches

New research that makes it clear once again that things are not going well for the company. In addition, according to the agency, it is a large-scale leak that affects many users.

More problems for Facebook

Apparently, there would be some 140, 000 accounts on the social network in Spain affected by this leak. This data has been known recently since it has been confirmed that the Cambridge Analytica scandal affects many more users than previously thought. Initially 50 million were said. Although Facebook already speaks of 87 million, of which 140, 000 in Spain.

Data has also been revealed that affects other European countries, so it is a problem on a global scale that affects the social network. At the moment, the investigation has already begun and they seek to clarify what has happened with these data and who has been able to access them.

Although so far it is not known how long this research will last on the social network. What is clear is that the problems are far from over for the company. In addition, if there are affected accounts in other countries (in the Netherlands about 90, 000 have been confirmed) there will surely be some investigation at a European level.

El País Fountain