web The hacker Anand Prakash, who reported, got a reward of 15,000 dollars …
It could have caused considerable damage. But Anand Prakash is a “white hat” hacker who work for the good and safety. So when the Indian engineer discovered a monstrous flaw affecting all Facebook accounts, he warned the social network. The latter was able to correct it, and the hacker has obtained a reward of 15,000 dollars, a common practice in the world of security.
Prakash explains the problem on his blog in a post titled “How I could hack any Facebook accounts. The flaw touched the tool reset the password. Now, with
dual authentication, Facebook sends a six-digit code via SMS, which must go before they can choose a new password
facebook.com website was well protected. in cracker trying to force the six-digit code, the account is found automatically blocked after ten incorrect trials. But passing through beta.facebook.com and mbasic.beta.facebook.com sites Prakash was able to test all possible combinations. He then hacked his own account, as evidence. Facebook reacted quickly: the bug was reported on 22 February and corrected the next day
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