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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by randyrand on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:38PM (#11624821)
I'm hoping the bug was a little more complicated than just "we forgot to check." That's a pretty dumb mistake to make...
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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by balls187 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:29PM (#11625052)
Do you see how the PS3 security system was thwarted?[1]

1: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/hackers-obtain-ps3-privat...

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Re:Facebook rewarded a 10-year-old for finding Instagram sec... by randyrand on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:02PM (#11633218)
Yes, dumb mistakes happen often, but that doesn't make them not dumb.
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