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How Facebook Responded To Tunisian Hacks

jamie writes "Facebook's security team opens up, shedding light on a revolution that could become a parable for Internet activism. Quoting: 'After more than ten days of intensive investigation and study, Facebook's security team realized something very, very bad was going on. The country's Internet service providers were running a malicious piece of code that was recording users' login information when they went to sites like Facebook. By January 5, it was clear that an entire country's worth of passwords were in the process of being stolen right in the midst of the greatest political upheaval in two decades. Sullivan and his team decided they needed a country-level solution — and fast. Though Sullivan said Facebook has encountered a wide variety of security problems and been involved in various political situations, they'd never seen anything like what was happening in Tunisia.'"

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  1. Executive summary by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Facebook doesn't want anyone accessing their customers' personal information unless Facebook is being compensated.

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    #DeleteChrome
  2. Re:Duh by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Add the character "2" at the end of all current passwords?