A glitch in Facebook’s code briefly let people access private photographs of other members. The bug was discovered by a member of an online bodybuilding forum. This led to people accessing personal images belonging to other other members. Even the site’s founder and CEO wasn’t immune — Mark Zuckerberg’s own profile was soon ransacked, and various private picures of his were posted throughout the Web. Facebook has reportedly stated that it has found and fixed the bug.
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Facebook Zips Up Its Fly
Posted by: Richard Adhikari December 7, 2011 03:06 PMA glitch in Facebook’s code briefly let people access private photographs of other members. The bug was discovered by a member of an online bodybuilding forum. This led to people accessing personal images belonging to other other members. Even the site’s founder and CEO wasn’t immune — Mark Zuckerberg’s own profile was soon ransacked, and various private picures of his were posted throughout the Web. Facebook has reportedly stated that it has found and fixed the bug.