There are people that think Facebook, since it is so large and popular, is the safest social networking site around. I can't say that I've ever been that confident in Facebook and, as a result, typically don't put anything I wouldn't want the rest of the internet to see on the site. Well, my cynicism was reaffirmed when Mark Zuckerburg's public page was hacked. Yep, the same Zuckerburg who helped found the site. The hacker only posted this message:
Let the hacking begin: If facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn’t Facebook let its users invest in Facebook in a social way? Why not transform Facebook into a ‘social business’ the way Nobel Price winner Muhammad Yunus described it? [link edited out] What do you think? #hackercup2011
Seems like the hacker wanted to send a message more than actually disrupt Facebook. Either way, it just goes to show that there isn't enough security precautions. Usually, these public figure pages have a team of people moderating and creating content. Maybe someone just picked a bad password? Or, someone on the team sold it to the hacker. Its hard to say and Facebook hasn't released exactly how the hack occurred. Let's hope they figure it out soon because if Zuckerberg's page is vulnerable, than so are ours.
(via Sophos Naked Security)
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