13 February 2013

At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill To Life

At Facebook, Zero-Day Exploits, Backdoor Code Bring War Games Drill To Life

Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent e-mail from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them on security matters. The e-mail contained a Facebook link to a PHP script that appeared to give anyone who knew its location unfettered access to the site's front-end system. It also referenced a suspicious IP address that suggested criminal hackers in Beijing were involved .......