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Facebook Fixes Syncing Bug That Exposed Users’ Photos

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Facebook has addressed a serious vulnerability that could have been exploited by malicious applications to gain access to users’ private photographs.

The security hole was discovered by Laxman Muthiyah, who got a $10,000 reward from Facebook for his findings.

The flaw is related to “photo syncing,” an opt-in feature that allows users to automatically save the photos stored on their mobile phones to a private section in their Facebook account. Users can share these private photos on their Facebook timeline from a desktop computer.

Read more from the [source] http://www.securityweek.com/facebook-fixes-syncing-bug-exposed-users%E2%80%99-photos

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