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Facebook paid the IB firm to create a tool to exploit the vulnerability in the OS used by the criminal.
Facebook paid the cybersecurity firm to develop a hacker tool. Thus, the social network decided to help the FBI expose the criminal from California, who repeatedly harassed the girls on the social network Facebook, reported the publication Motherboard.
Facebook has been tracked by Buster Hernandez for years. The culprit used the secure Tails operating system, hid his real IP address and continued to harass his victims using chats, email and Facebook. The company decided to help the FBI hack Hernandez's account in order to collect evidence that would allow him to be arrested.
The Facebook security team collaborated with a third-party security firm to develop a hacker tool to exploit the vulnerability in the Tails video player. The exploitation of the vulnerability made it possible to find out the real IP address of the person watching the video. The FBI used this tool to send Hernandez a video that allowed the agency to collect evidence for the arrest. In February, Hernandez pleaded guilty to 41 counts.
According to Facebook employees, this was the first and only time the company helped law enforcement prosecute a criminal using similar methods. According to the publication, Facebook did not disclose details about the hack to the Tails development team.
Facebook paid the cybersecurity firm to develop a hacker tool. Thus, the social network decided to help the FBI expose the criminal from California, who repeatedly harassed the girls on the social network Facebook, reported the publication Motherboard.
Facebook has been tracked by Buster Hernandez for years. The culprit used the secure Tails operating system, hid his real IP address and continued to harass his victims using chats, email and Facebook. The company decided to help the FBI hack Hernandez's account in order to collect evidence that would allow him to be arrested.
The Facebook security team collaborated with a third-party security firm to develop a hacker tool to exploit the vulnerability in the Tails video player. The exploitation of the vulnerability made it possible to find out the real IP address of the person watching the video. The FBI used this tool to send Hernandez a video that allowed the agency to collect evidence for the arrest. In February, Hernandez pleaded guilty to 41 counts.
According to Facebook employees, this was the first and only time the company helped law enforcement prosecute a criminal using similar methods. According to the publication, Facebook did not disclose details about the hack to the Tails development team.