Facebook ID theft Mr Big just a sprat, says social network

Facebook has reportedly identified a hacker who recently offered to sell 1.5 million profiles in underground hacking forums, although he actually had only a fraction of these to flog. The black marketeer, Kirllos, is guilty of exaggerating his haul but had succeeded in breaking into numerous accounts, according to …

[John Lilburne]

I know what

"Given Kirllo's location, a prosecution seems highly unlikely."

How about arranging for him to get a good kicking from a couple of ex-KGB?

[Ed Blackshaw]

Who's to say that he isn't ex-KGB himself

or in their (I s'pose FSB now) employ?

[chr0m4t1c]

Wait....what did you say?

Facebook trying to /protect/ privacy and /improve/ security?

I think I'm in the wrong dimension. Damn, I thought I'd ironed out all of the bugs in my D-Jump.

[Winkypop]

"he's very likely a low-level actor"

Oh, only thousands of accounts, not millions.

Phew, and there I was thinking this FB thing wasn't secure and all-round fab-o....