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Mark Zuckerberg's fan page hack has been confirmed by facebook. Facebook explains that a bug, specifically in an API (application programming interface) that allows publishing functionality on the site is to blame for the incident. They also stated that a hand full of other pages were affected, but would not state which ones or if this bug was responsible for hack earlier this week of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Facebook page.
Read more of the CNET Report Here:
Read more of the CNET Report Here:
Facebook blames bug for Zuckerberg page hack
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20029630-245.html#ixzz1CAibNl8T
Via Digitizor.com
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20029630-245.html#ixzz1CAibNl8T
I'm assuming that this bug could also explains why many users saw a person named Ekşın Man appear in their news feeds yesterday and the appearance of a person named Roy Castillo today. Digitizor.com has posted information stating that the Roy Castillo appearance was part of an XSS hack. I would guess that this hack exploited the bug facebook has confirmed. Below is a picture of the Ekşın Man post I saw in my feed yesterday, as well as a picture and a link to the Digitizor.com report on Roy Castillo for more info..
Example (Ekşın Man post)
Example (Roy Castillo post)- Property Of Digitizor.com
Who Is Roy Castillo And Why Is He All Over Facebook?
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