"Facebook alleges that in June servers controlled by the defendants
used automated scripts to make more than 200,000 requests for personal
information stored on Facebook's site. The allegations are contained in
an amended lawsuit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court in
San Jose, California.
The company first filed suit back in June, but amended the
complaint this month after obtaining court orders to identify who
controlled the servers trying to access its site.
Experts have warned people against publishing too much
personal information on social networking sites for fear it could be
collected and then abused by fraudsters."
"Facebook said the hacking attempts cost it at least US$5,000 to
investigate. The company has requested a jury trial and is seeking to
bar the defendants from accessing its computer systems in the future,
in addition to damages."
News Link: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/17/Facebook-sues-Canadian-porn-company-over-hacking_1.html
