Facebook thinks the hackers that stole 29 million users\' info were spammers not a nation state

Facebook believes that spammers, and not a nation-state, are responsible for the recent hack that stole the personal information of 29 million Facebook users, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.

The report, which cites anonymous sources, says that Facebook has "tentatively" concluded the hackers were spammers who were posing as a digital marketing company.

Facebook did not immediately return a request for comment.

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