#publisher Metro » Facebook battles 600,000 hacker attacks a day Comments Feed alternate alternate Metro WordPress.com [tr?id=1522229268091476&ev=PageView&noscript=1] IFRAME: //www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NX8Q6N This site uses cookies. By continuing, your consent is assumed. Learn more News... but not as you know it 68.3m shares Trending Nutshell * Home * News + UK + World + Weird + Tech * Sport + Football + Oddballs + Club Metro + Transfer news + Viral videos * Entertainment + Showbiz + TV + Film + Music + Gaming + Celebrity Big Brother + Soaps * Lifestyle + Sex + Fashion + Food + Travel * More + Lifestyle + Blogs + Competitions + Jobs + Property * Search Metro * Follow us Facebook battles 600,000 hacker attacks a day [icon-news-2.png?w=40&h=40&crop=1] Metro Web Reporter for Metro.co.ukSaturday 29 Oct 2011 8:11 pm Facebook accounts are subject to 600,000 attempted hacks every single day. That is the staggering figure released by the social media giant, which says there are regular and sustained efforts by cyber criminals to gain access to user accounts. Facebook battles 600,000 hacker attacks a day Facebook fights off 600,000 attacks a day (PA) Facebook fights off 600,000 attacks a day (PA) While the figure is a drop in the ocean when it comes to Facebook usage – estimated to account for 700 billion minutes per month worldwide – the news is a rare acknowledgement of the potential vulnerability of the system when it comes to hackers. Facebook revealed the details in an official blog post, adding that it was continuing to plough resources into ensuring the hackers remained at bay. ‘Security and safety are at the core of Facebook,’ the blog post read. ‘We have entire teams dedicated to building tools that give people even more control over their account and specifically the way they access their information.’ Facebook said it was making a concerted effort to do more to educate people about ways they can ensure their online security is not comprised, to coincide with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and would continue to be vigilant in its efforts. Less than four per cent of content shared on Facebook is spam, although the scale and inter-connected nature of the social media site has made it an attractive target for hackers and other pushing malware. More * [sl-car-texts.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C899px%2C675px&resize=480%2C 360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Threatening car tells its driver, ' I will s**t fury all over you and you will drown in it' * [comp_snapchat.jpg?crop=68px%2C0px%2C1066px%2C799px&resize=480 %2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Student sets up freshers' Snapchat, is quickly flooded with nudes * [iphone1.jpg?crop=30px%2C0px%2C1067px%2C799px&resize=480%2C360 &quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] iPhone 7 leaks: Is this what the new handset will look like? * [1233.png?w=100&h=75&crop=1] World's 'most wanted man' found working at Subway metres from police station * [czvetq2wqaekozz.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75 &crop=1] We can all respect this woman's devotion to proper grammar * [ad_193883569.jpg?crop=0px%2C5px%2C2500px%2C1875px&resize=480% 2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] This is the red trigger that launches Britain's nuclear weapons Comments Must read (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) What's trending now More trending stories » 1. There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders 2. Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics 3. Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong 4. This is the ideal number of people to sleep with This is the ideal number of people to sleep with 5. Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron More trending stories » YOU ARE HERE: Tech * Home * News * Sport * Lifestyle * Entertainment * More + Blogs + Jobs * Search Metro Trending Nutshell MetroUK @MetroUK © 2016 Associated Newspapers Limited Powered by WordPress.com VIP Your ad choices Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicySite map Back to top Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter [p?c1=2&c2=6034964&cv=2.0&cj=1]