Facebook suffers an embarrassing account compromise as Saudi hackers take over on Twitter AFP via Getty ImagesWhen the official Facebook Twitter account tweets that "even Facebook is hackable," you know it's going to be an uncomfortable virtual ride for the social network. The temporary account takeovers, which appear to have also impacted the official Messenger Twitter account, lasted for less than 30 minutes. How were the Facebook accounts on Twitter compromised? The Twitter account takeover of the official Facebook accounts happened Friday, February 7. The Facebook Twitter account posted a late night tweet to its 13.4 million followers that read: "Hi, we are OurMine.

Source: Forbes February 08, 2020 09:00 UTC