[ALUG] Facebook Group Unavailable

[Nick Daniels]

On Tuesday 31 July 2007 16:07, samwise wrote:
> Nope, it works here too now.
>
> It's been broke all morning, tho.  Dunno why.
>
> Peter.
>
Hi
Just came found this:

Facebook security glitch exposes user in-boxes

Office workers logging into Facebook on Tuesday morning were shocked to 
discover they were being served up other user's private pages.
Information going astray included other user's message inboxes. Fortunately 
more sensitive information - such as users' contact details - remained off 
limits to all but a member's friends.
 
The security glitch reared its head early today, since when the site has been 
intermittently unavailable, at least in the UK. Access to the site from 
Spain, at least, has been fine since lunchtime.
The experiences of Reg reader Wes seem typical.
"This morning I took part in my daily ritual of a cup of coffee and a quick 
look at my Face book account. However, when I logged in and click around, I 
was presented with other user's private pages, most notably other user's 
message inboxes. Further clicking around has exposed other areas of random 
people's accounts to me, but fortunately for them, so far all important 
information is still off limits," Wes reports.
Wes reports the rest of his office are having similar problems accessing the 
service. Other Reg readers have written in reporting similar problems, some 
sending screen shots to illustrate their concerns.
Facebook is yet to respond to our requests for comment on the apparent 
security problems with its site.
In the meantime we can perhaps console ourselves with the observation that 
because Facebook is down office workers will be obliged to get on with their 
work, instead of posting photos and exchanging banter with their mates. Parts 
of the economy should be braced for unexpected end of month jump in 
productivity, perhaps

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/31/facebook/


	 Regards-Nick Daniels