Facebook’s luck hits another snag: Latest hiccup in the security system

Facebook, Inc. has found a glitch in their social network recently that allows ‘strangers’ to view private photos of other users regardless of privacy settings.

Photos that were recently uploaded to the accounts are vulnerable to misuse by users who are not even friends with victim.

The most prominent prey to the malfunction in the security has been the very own CEO and co-founder of the social network, Mark Zuckerberg. According to a report, his private photos have been anonymously uploaded to the web by the culprits.

Facebook had to immediately bring down the faulty system and as soon as the bug is removed it will again be made available for use.

“The privacy of our user’s data is a top priority for us, and we invest significant resources in protecting our site and the people who use it,” the Palo Alto, California-based company said in a statement.

This is another setback to the biggest online commune that has almost 710 Million members all over the world.

Facebook recently announced their decision of going public with the Initial Public Offering coming in the mid-December. However, the company has been surrounded by turmoil after turmoil of late.

Zuckerberg and company recently a wake-up call by US Federal Trade Commission for inadequate security measures. The company breeched the Public Privacy Rights act at several levels on several occasions.

The company settled for a penalty in case of any future infringements; $15,000 for every violation of the privacy act. Zuckerberg, himself confessed that Facebook has made several big mistakes in the past.

“I’m the first to admit that we’ve made a bunch of mistakes. In particular, I think that a small number of high profile mistakes, like Beacon four years ago and poor execution as we transitioned our privacy model two years ago,” the CEO admitted.

Hopefully this new calamity will soon be over before Facebook initiates its public offering. In recent news, ‘The Social Network’ has hinted the initial offering in tune of $100 Billion.

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