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Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

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Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

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post #36

Something weird happened to me when I opened https://www.facebook.com/robots.tx/posts/1198980273583188 After opening the page I hit the back button and was automatically logged out from FB. I was logged in when I opened the page initially. Anyone experienced the same?

Per Google Translate, the second to last paragraph reads:

>If someone has just been logged out,

>it’s just being logged out.

>Don’t worry.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#44

"A white-hat hacker is promising to livestream his bid to hack into Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook account on Sunday (30th September). " That isn't white hat...

Somewhat OT, but reminded me of this classic:

"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.”

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/35681-now-it-is-such-a-biza...

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#45
post #41
post #36

Something weird happened to me when I opened https://www.facebook.com/robots.tx/posts/1198980273583188 After opening the page I hit the back button and was automatically logged out from FB. I was logged in when I opened the page initially. Anyone experienced the same?

Per Google Translate, the second to last paragraph reads: >If someone has just been logged out, >it’s just being logged out. >Don’t worry.

True. FB translation is not as accurate. Could it be that the logout is being forced by something in the post? If yes, that's worrying.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#46
post #19

He cancelled his plans to hack Mark Zuckerberg page, instead he filed a report to facebook.com/whitehat https://twitter.com/phwd/status/1045674238751969280 https://www.facebook.com/robots.tx/posts/1198980273583188

I mean it makes sense. If he can get account access or remote execution, that's a lot of money. Unless the hacker is already pretty well off and doesn't need it, it's probably not worth the publicity stunt.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#47
post #36

Something weird happened to me when I opened https://www.facebook.com/robots.tx/posts/1198980273583188 After opening the page I hit the back button and was automatically logged out from FB. I was logged in when I opened the page initially. Anyone experienced the same?

I think they logged out everyone. Starting last night actually.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#48
post #45
post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Per Google Translate, the second to last paragraph reads: >If someone has just been logged out, >it’s just being logged out. >Don’t worry.

True. FB translation is not as accurate. Could it be that the logout is being forced by something in the post? If yes, that's worrying.

I believe Facebook started logging people out last night through today for some reason. Not due to any links, but it could have been related to this article.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

#49
post #19

He cancelled his plans to hack Mark Zuckerberg page, instead he filed a report to facebook.com/whitehat https://twitter.com/phwd/status/1045674238751969280 https://www.facebook.com/robots.tx/posts/1198980273583188

I mean it makes sense. If he can get account access or remote execution, that's a lot of money. Unless the hacker is already pretty well off and doesn't need it, it's probably not worth the publicity stunt.

Sounds like he's getting the best of both worlds by promoting and cancelling: the publicity and the bounty.

Re: Hacker says he'll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg's Facebook page

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post #45
post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Per Google Translate, the second to last paragraph reads: >If someone has just been logged out, >it’s just being logged out. >Don’t worry.

True. FB translation is not as accurate. Could it be that the logout is being forced by something in the post? If yes, that's worrying.

I got logged out before opening any of these urls, so it's definitely not triggered by the post (at least not directly).
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