Cyber criminals are kept in plain sight on Facebook , security experts at Facebook 's Talos have warned , after uncovering 74 groups openly selling commodities including credit card data and hacking tools . Total membership of the groups is 385,000 , Talos found . Former Facebook employee mark Ghosh has called for changes to section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act , which prevents social media sites from being held liable for the content they publish . Meanwhile , Talos researcher Craig Williams believes the only solution is tighter regulation by Facebook .
Cyber criminals are working in plain sight on Facebook, security researchers at Cisco's Talos have warned, after uncovering 74 groups openly selling commodities including credit card data and hacking tools. Total membership of the groups is 385,000, Talos found. Former Facebook employee Dipayan Ghosh has called for changes to section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act, which prevents social media sites from being held liable for the content they offer. Meanwhile, Talos researcher Craig Williams said the only solution is tighter moderation by Facebook.