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title: "WATCH THIS: Former hacker weighs in on Facebook’s big security breach"
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# WATCH THIS: Former hacker weighs in on Facebook’s big security breach

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Kevin Mitnick, computer security consultant and hacker, discussed recent reports that Facebook experienced a security breach that impacted about 50 million profiles.

To view this video and other interesting videos, refer to the [source.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-hacker-weighs-facebooks-big-165300644.html)

Source: [YAHOO! & CNBC](http://https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-hacker-weighs-facebooks-big-165300644.html)

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