http://social.venturebeat.com/2010/05/10/facebook-jim-breyer-hacked/ By Anthony Ha Social Beat May 10, 2010 It looks like the Facebook account of Jim Breyer, whose firm Accel Partners was an early investor in the social network and who sits on the company's board, was hacked over the weekend. Breyer's account sent out a message to some of his Facebook friends asking them to RSVP for an event related to getting a "Facebook Phone Number." This message was apparently a result of a phishing attack -- a hacking attack where a user, in this case Breyer, unwittingly gives up his password through a hacker-controlled website deceptively engineered to resemble the real thing. Facebook says the security issue has been resolved, but the fact that this happened still seems newsworthy for a couple reasons. First, it shows that it's possible for even a sophisticated Facebook user like Breyer to become the victim of an attack. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Mon May 10 2010 - 22:31:04 PDT
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