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"The problem lay in a private application programming interface (the slice of code allowing certain outside access) that wasn’t properly checking the person del
by ssclafani 10y ago
"The problem lay in a private application programming interface (the slice of code allowing certain outside access) that wasn’t properly checking the person deleting the comment was the same one who posted it, the spokesperson added."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/03/facebook-10-year-old-10k-instagram-vulnerability/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2016/05/03/facebo...
- randyrand 10y agoI'm hoping the bug was a little more complicated than just "we forgot to check." That's a pretty dumb mistake to make...
- balls187 10y agoDo you see how the PS3 security system was thwarted?[1] 1: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/hackers-obtain-ps3-private-cryptography-key-due-to-epic-programm/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/hackers-obtain-ps3-privat...
- randyrand 10y agoYes, dumb mistakes happen often, but that doesn't make them not dumb.