Facebook Briefs Lawmakers on Breach in Effort to Guard Against Backlash

Facebook officials have begun briefing lawmakers about its massive security breach as the social-media company tries to quell a potential backlash in Washington over its latest setback involving user data. Facebook briefed Department of Homeland Security officials the week of Sept 24 and some individual lawmakers the following week, apparently. The company is expected to meet with other congressional committees, including the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the breach as early as the week of Oct 1. It isn’t clear whether Facebook provided information pointing to possible perpetrators or about how the hackers exploited the security flaws.