Facebook ignored a bug until the researcher used it to hack Mark Zuckerberg: Report

Khalil Shreateh , a security researcher from Palestine had reported a bug that lets him post on anyone’s Wall. However, when he reported the same to Facebook, the social site refuted his claim saying it’s not a bug. He was also not eligible for Facebook’s bounty program that offers a hefty sum to those who discover and report such bugs.

He tried yet again to warn Facebook and that didn’t work too. To prove his point, he went to hack none other than Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s  Wall. And this time it worked, a Facebook security engineer contacted Shreateh for details and the bug was fixed. Earlier, Shreateh had posted the bug on Sarah Goodin’s wall, who is a friend of CEO Zuckerberg. He had contacted Facebook with a proof that the bug exists.

However, after posting on Zuckerberg’s Wall, his account was temporarily suspended and the social site will not be paying him the bounty fee as he has violated Facebook’s terms of service. However, the Facebook team has asked him to continue to help them find bugs.

While Facebook says Shreateh didn’t provide enough technical details, some argue that Facebook could have asked him for more details instead of refuting his claim. Click here to read Facebook’s official statement on the issue.