Facebook affected by a bug that risks over 6.8 million private photos of users
Ians • 6 years agoFacebook says that more than 1,500 apps may have also been affected by the bug.
Here's how you can check what Facebook hackers accessed in your account
• 7 years agoThis time around, Facebook has been quick to let users check exactly what was accessed.
A Facebook bug set the sharing settings of 14 mn users to public by default, but thankfully, the issue has now been fixed
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoA bug affected about 14 million Facebook users around the world by setting their default sharing to public for all their new posts, which was later fixed.
Facebook's non-security-related two-factor authentication SMS was a bug and a fix will be rolling out soon for it says chief security officer
Ians • 7 years agoPeople who responded to these notifications saw them appearing as status updates on their Facebook accounts for all to see.
Bug Bounty business: How a 22-yr old Indian amassed Rs 1.3 crore in his off time
Nimish • 9 years agoAnand Prakash, who discovered the bug and informed Facebook about it, was rewarded $15,000 (approx Rs 10 lakh) for discovering the vulnerability which could be disastrous for the Menlo Park-based company.
Facebook bug bombards users with birthday reminders
Fp Archives • 10 years agoIf you are being flooded with birthday reminders from Facebook for the past few weeks, you can blame a bug for that.
Facebook fixes bug that could delete every single photo you've uploaded
Tech2 News Staff • 10 years agoProbably, every Facebook user has dozens of photos uploaded to their account. But a recent bug on the website (issue resolved now) would have allowed hackers to completely delete them.
Facebook ignored a bug until the researcher used it to hack Mark Zuckerberg: Report
Tech2 News Staff • 10 years agoKhalil Shreateh, a security researcher from Palestine had reported a bug that lets him post on anyone's Wall.
Hacker who exposed Facebook bug to get $10k from community
Fp Archives • 12 years agoNow, Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm BeyondTrust, is trying to mobilise fellow hackers to raise a $10,000 reward for Shreateh after Facebook refused to compensate him.
Hacker who exposed Facebook bug to get $10k from community
Fp Archives • 12 years agoNow, Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm BeyondTrust, is trying to mobilise fellow hackers to raise a $10,000 reward for Shreateh after Facebook refused to compensate him.