![<p>The Facebook bug, if exploited, could let hackers access a user’s messages, photos and even debit/credit card details stored in the payments section, among others.<br><br>Image courtesy: LinkedIn</p> <p>The Facebook bug, if exploited, could let hackers access a user’s messages, photos and even debit/credit card details stored in the payments section, among others.<br><br>Image courtesy: LinkedIn</p>](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-51313553,width-400,resizemode-4/51313553.jpg)
NEW DELHI: Bengaluru-based hacker Anand Prakash has been awarded $15,000 (approximately Rs 10 lakh) for finding a bug in Facebook’s login system. The bug, if exploited, could let hackers access a user’s messages, photos and even debit/credit card details stored in the payments section, among others.
In a blog post, Prakash — who also works as a security analyst at Flipkart — said Facebook acknowledged the issue promptly and fixed it.
Prakash sent the bug report to the Facebook security team on February 22 and received a mail about the reward on March 2.
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