Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Facebook from the Hackers Perspective

This is old, a year plus old to be exact but is great stuff anyways....

Facebook from the hackers perspective.
For the past few years we've (Netragard) been using internet based Social Networking tools to hack into our customer's IT Infrastructures. This method of attack has been used by hackers since the conception of Social Networking Websites, but only recently has it caught the attention of the media. As a result of this new exposure we've decided to give people a rare glimpse into Facebook from a hackers perspective. Credit for designing this specific attack methodology goes to Kevin Finisterre and Josh Valentine both core members of our team.

Lets start off by talking about the internet and identity. The internet is a shapeless world where identities are not only dynamic but can't ever be verified with certainty. As a result, its easily possible to be one person one moment, then another person the next moment. This is particularly true when using internet based social networking sites like Facebook (and the rest).


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