Facebook shrugs off alleged security flaw

Facebook downplayed an alleged vulnerability in its social networking site that could allow a hacker to send a potentially malicious file to anyone on Facebook. The issue concerns a Facebook feature that allows a user to send another user who is not their friend a message as well as an attachment. Facebook prohibits sending executable files, but a security penetration tester found a way to circumvent the filter.

Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/facebook-shrugs-alleged-security-flaw-177424

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