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Security Researcher Proves Facebook Bug by Hacking Zuckerberg’s Wall

Security researcher Khalil Shreateh discovered a Facebook bug that allowed a hacker to post on anyone’s wall—even one with privacy settings. But Shreateh’s reporting method raised some eyebrows: Shreateh exploited the bug to post on Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s wall.

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Beth Romanik
Facebook Security Bug Shares Six Million Users’ Contact Info

Pamela Rentz details the security flaw that may have allowed approximately six million Facebook users’ contact information (email addresses or phone numbers) to be accessed by people who either had some contact information about that user or a connection to them.

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Pamela Rentz