Facebook Exploits Tails Vulnerability

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Report: Facebook Helped the FBI Exploit Vulnerability in a Secure Linux Distro for Child Predator Sting

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Facebook helped the FBI track down a notorious child predator by helping a third -party company develop an exploit in a security-focused version of the Linux operating system, Tails, per a report by Vice.

The social media company did so quietly and without notifying the developers of Tails of the flaw, potentially violating security industry norms while handing over a surveillance backdoor to federal agents.

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External references

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tails-operating-software https://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/SpecialReport/2017_003_001_503340.pdf https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gyyxb3/the-fbi-booby-trapped-a-video-to-catch-a-suspected-tor-sextortionist https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/technology/end-to-end-encryption.html https://fox59.com/news/attorney-to-announce-federal-charges-in-plainfield-cyber-threats-case/https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2017/05/30/fbi-unmasked-cop-cyber-stalker-suspect-with-phishing-microsoft-docs https://fox59.com/news/court-docs-suspect-in-brian-kil-cyber-threats-case-agrees-to-plead-guilty-to-41-counts/https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/01/us-senate-should-reject-earn-it-act https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/v7gd9b/facebook-helped-fbi-hack-child-predator-buster-hernandez https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2019/10/attorney-general-dhs-secretary-call-facebook-build-encryption-backdoors/160361/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7383596/united-states-v-hernandez/

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www.wired.co.uk resources.sei.cmu.edu www.vice.com www.nytimes.com fox59.com www.forbes.com www.hrw.org www.nextgov.com www.courtlistener.com

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