EPISODE · Aug 27, 2018 · 7 MIN
An Undiscovered Facebook Bug Made Me Think I Was Hacked
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
My legs were sticking to the vinyl back seat of a NYC cab when I received the email on a Thursday this July. I was running late to an afternoon dentist appointment, and sending messages on Facebook Messenger. Most of the conversations were for a story I was reporting about a Facebook group for sexual assault survivors, which had been overtaken by abusers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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My legs were sticking to the vinyl back seat of a NYC cab when I received the email on a Thursday this July. I was running late to an afternoon dentist appointment, and sending messages on Facebook Messenger. Most of the conversations were for a story I was reporting about a Facebook group for sexual assault survivors, which had been overtaken by abusers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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