Facebook Porn Was 'Self-Inflicted JavaScript Injection'

It even sounds pornographic: Self-inflicted JavaScript injection was the method used to trigger the explosion of not-safe-for-work posts on Facebook earlier this week.

It even sounds pornographic: A self-inflicted JavaScript injection was the method used to trigger the explosion of not-safe-for-work posts on Facebook earlier this week.

Attacks such as this are the bread and butter of online security firms, and Zscaler ThreatLabZ Senior Security Researcher Mike Geide explainins the technology behind the attack in a blog post today.

Yesterday he’d discussed how Facebook users can avoid becoming victims, and you bet his advice involved Zscaler software. As for today’s post, we recommend reading it only if you’re really interested in the technological nitty-gritty.

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