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Facebook Inc. (FB) has patched a security vulnerability that would have allowed hackers to turn on users. The bug was discovered in July by two computer-security researchers in India, according to Fred Wolens, spokesman for Facebook. Aditya Gupta and Subho Halder, founders of a consulting firm called XY Security, reported their findings to Facebook, which paid them $2,500 for the information, Bloomberg.com reported on its Tech Blog. Facebook seems to have deemed this particular bug as The link for this article located at Bloomberg News is no longer available. . The bug was discovered in July by two computer-security researchers in India, according to Fred Wole. facebook, patched, security, vulnerability, would, allowed, hackers. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
We all know crime doesn't pay, but sometimes hacking does pay. More than a few so-called ethical (or White Hat) hackers have discovered a security vulnerability only to end up with a new job or hefty bounty.. Unfortunately, that was not case for a British software development student named Glenn Mangham, who had previously identified vulnerabilities in Yahoo systems and was rewarded accordingly. The 26-year-old hacker subsequently turned his attentions to Facebook where he accessed a website used by the social networking site to set puzzles for software engineers who might be interested in working for the company. The link for this article located at TG Daily is no longer available. . Emily Carter, a British teenager, discovers that cheating doesn't yield rewards after attempting to manipulate online quizzes.. British Hacker, Facebook Breach, Ethical Hacking. . Alex
A vulnerability on Facebook forced hundreds of thousands of users to endorse a series of webpages over the holiday weekend, making the social networking site the latest venue for an attack known as clickjacking.. The exploit works by presenting people with friend profiles that recommend The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . A phishing scam targeted Instagram users, resulting in unauthorized promotions over the festive season.. Clickjacking Threat, Facebook Exploit, User Endorsement Risk. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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