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October 19, 2011 06:24 pm GMT
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The Facebook Hack That Wasnt? Facebook Says The 10,000 Hacked Accounts Arent Ours
A hacking group calling themselves "Team Swastika" posted what they claimed was over 10,000 comprised Facebook accounts to Pastebin, a service that serves as an online clipboard. However, according to statements from Facebook PR, these email and password combinations don't actually represent live Facebook accounts. Instead, it appears that the hackers obtained the accounts using common phishing techniques, where users were tricked into giving away their personal information.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kzwQX0bwHVY/
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