Cybersecurity
Russian and Brazilian Hackers Discover Facebook's Biggest Holes
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Russia and Brazil are hacking Facebook, and the social network is paying them to do it.
Facebook paid out $1.5 million to computer-security researchers worldwide last year as part of its bug bounty program, and the two emerging markets were responsible for reporting some of the most critical threats, according to a report Facebook released today. The company rewards disclosures about vulnerabilities, and then uses the information to fortify the world's largest social network against hackers.