Facebook Glitch Let Spammer Post To Walls 63
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from the bigger-longer-lasting-status-updates dept.
from the bigger-longer-lasting-status-updates dept.
angry tapir writes "A clever spammer found a glitch in Facebook's photo upload system and used it to post thousands of unwanted Wall messages last week. Facebook confirmed the bug Friday, after notifying affected users of the issue. Most of the messages promised 'Free iPhones,' a common spam message on Facebook these days. Facebook says that the spammer hit thousands of profiles before the company removed the spammy photos and notified affected users. No accounts were compromised as a result of the bug."
Oh, nuts... (Score:5, Funny)
And to think that I thought that all of those wall postings were because of a sudden surge in my popularity...
Well, at least I'm going to get a free iPhone out of it, or so I've heard.
Re:Oh, nuts... (Score:2, Funny)
Well, at least I'm going to get a free iPhone out of it, or so I've heard.
And that will make you popular!
Re:it's funny I was at a bbq yesterday (Score:2, Funny)
Hey old timer, the interesting thing about new communication methods is that they aren't usually meant to kill existing ones -- just like telephone didn't kill in-real-life meetings.
By the way, I'm wondering why you didn't call me instead of posting here?
Re:Facebook is cancer (Score:2, Funny)