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Code Red: Facebook Warns Hack Exposed 50 Million Users

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One of the bugs exploited by the hackers was the ‘view-as’ feature that allows users to view their profile as a friend would see it, Facebook said Friday.

Kevin Poulsen
Kevin Poulsen 

Sr. National Security Correspondent

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Kevin Poulsen

Kevin Poulsen

Sr. National Security Correspondent

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