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channels, Shreateh exploited the bug to report the flaw directly to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook wall. In response, Facebook has decided that it would not reward Shreateh because he violated the company’s term of service by posting the flaw directly on Zukerberg’s wall. However, despite Facebook’s refusal to pay, a fundraiser campaign on GoFundMe is attempting raise money for Shreateh’s
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Hacker community comes together to reward security researcher Facebook bounty held for bug finder
Earlier this month, Palestinian security researcher Khalil Shreateh found a security flaw on the social website Facebook, and allegedly tried multiple times to report it to Facebook’s security team with no luck. The security bug allowed users who were not friends of other users the ability to post messages on their wall. Shreateh reported to several news reporters that he believed the security team took his claim as a “joke” and did not pay attention to his claims. After several failed attempts to report a vulnerability through proper
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findings. Since its beginning on Monday Aug. 19 by Marc Maiffret, over 10,000 dollars have been raised. Ninety Percent of the monies donated were given just 24 hours after the profile was set up. Maiffret, who is chief technology officer at security compliance company Beyond Trust, said to CNET, “Let us all send a message to security researchers across the world and say that we appreciate the efforts they make for the good of everyone.” On the date of this article there have been 288 contributors to the bounty.
FBI allegedly taking a hacker approach to spying
In the wake of Edward Snowden’s leaks of US surveillance tactics to British media, the National Security Agency has endured most of the backlash for spying on people via the Internet, cell phone records and emails, but it seems they are not alone. The Federal Bureau of Investigation appears to be doing some cyber spying of its own. According to the Wall Street Journal, the FBI has been allegedly developing surveillance t ?? ? ] ???[? ?^\? ?[Z[\? ? H ?? ?X??\?? \?H ???X?[???X][?? ?\?X? ???YH? H ?? ? \?Y[??? ?H ??[?? ? ]?\?H[?X[ ?\?K?]\?[ ?? ?[[?Y ] H??H?X]Y ??YH? \?H ?? ?[?\??[ K ?[H?\?? ?\?H \??\?Y ?H??Y\???H??X?X[? HY?[??x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