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FilesTube’s Facebook Page Is Hijacked

filestubeWith more than 800,000 fans FilesTube has a massive following on Facebook.

However, since last week some random person managed to gain control over the page’s administration.

“Last Thursday FilesTube fanpage on facebook was hacked. We call all the fans and people who care about our site to help us to stop the hackers who are posting on our fanpage without any rights,” FilesTube writes on its blog.

FileTube staff told TorrentFreak that they have no idea how it happened. Thus far they have been unable to get in touch with Facebook to resolve the issue.

As a last resort, the search engine now turns to its users to resolve the issue.

FilesTube asks its “fans” to report the issue and the person who allegedly hijacked the page via Facebook’s feedback system.

More details are available at the FilesTube blog.

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  • Guestt

    Should probably have used a more secure password for their facebook account.

    • Guest

      Or a more secure OS before login = GNU/Linux based

      • Guest

         Using Linux will NOT circumvent Facebook’s security problems, any more the smoking weed and then driving in an Aura instead of a Ford will make not high and safe to drive. Sorry man, Linux is fly and all but it won’t do anything here that OSes don’t. The only solution is for Facebook to get their s–t together.

      • Nuh

        User: FilesTube
        Password: FilesTube

        That was a bad one.

    • Guest321

      Or they should stop using Failbook altogether.

      • Guest

         Do you guys have any idea how they crack Facebook logins? Doesn’t Facebook lock the login after X incorrect logins? Thanks in advance.

    • Nick

      Let’s start our utorrent software and fight them

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=676827475 Luke Solis

    I love it how they are publicly accusing someone of hacking their page.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rob-Chapman/1645869183 Rob Chapman

    Someone? More like some RIAA or MPAA employee.

  • Bob

    Is it me or has there been a HUGE increase of attacks on file sharers this past month?  I think a war is going on.

    • Hah

      War – A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.

      Yeah, I’m sure that is what is going on.

  • yeah me

    i only have 1 question..like demonoid case how these things happen i mean the people behind have no skills at all ?(to find who did it)

  • Anonymous

    FilesTube is scum anyway. Who cares.

  • Guest

    Wouldn’t doubt that it was facebook who gave the access to a third party, everyone knows facebook will bend over a fence for a few dollars. but we’ll find out soon eventually.

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    low security

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  • Strawbear

    “We call all the fans and people who care about our site to help us to stop the hackers who are posting on our fanpage without any rights,”

    What, we now respect intellectual property rights, ownership and all that?

    Oh, you got to laugh…

  • Ayanami

    When you copy your friend’s homework, they might as well borrow your notes….

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