H4cked Off: DisgraceBook

Stuart Sumner
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Facebook attempts to become more secure. All very admirable, but does it succeed?

In my last two blogs I've written about my recent experience at the hands of a hacker. I've now managed to retrieve all the internet services he stole, but my Facebook account is still suspended...

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