Facebook denies cyber attack, glitch caused by engineers


PETALING JAYA: Facebook denied that its site was hacked after users worldwide had difficulties accessing the social network and Instagram on Tuesday, according to a BBC report. 

The report quoted a spokesman as saying that engineers had caused the problem and it was not the result of a third-party attack.  

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