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Embarrassing privacy flaw found on Facebook

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A researcher has found a critical security flaw on Facebook that could be exploited by hackers to expose sensitive information about users.

M J Keith, a senior security analyst with security firm Alert Logic, discovered the vulnerability which could lead to private information being exposed, or users' Facebook pages being maliciously defaced.

IDG security reporter Robert McMillan has explained the problem well:

via sophos.com

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