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Samip Aryal

0/1 click Facebook account takeover; Nepalis talent rewarded

Meta ranked Nepal’s cyber security researcher Samip Aryal first in the White Hack (Hall of Fame) for finding a vulnerability that could hack accounts with one click. This happened on Friday.

                                            Screenshot from Samip Aryal facebook post

Samip Aryal informed a Nepali media outlet about discovering a vulnerability in Facebook that could allow for an ‘account takeover.’ According to Aryal, the vulnerability could be exploited to take control of any user’s account with minimal effort.

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While he is currently ranked as one of the top hackers, there may be someone with a higher score in that position. Aryal mentioned that for now, 2024 is ranked first. Previously, Aryal reported security vulnerabilities to Facebook and was ranked 27th.

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Finding this type of security vulnerability is a top priority for cyber security researchers. Aryal also made it a priority.

“This is Facebook’s Priority Based Vulnerability (priority security weakness),” he said. Earlier I looked at two factor authentication bypass. That is also a priority. This is definitely the highest priority.”

For discovering this weakness, Facebook has honored him in the Hall of Fame and given him a monetary reward.

Aryal found a weakness that could take over anyone’s account, but accounts with two-factor authentication cannot be taken over. OTP is needed to access these accounts, and it cannot be accessed because it goes to phone or email. Aryal recommends enabling two-factor authentication for added Facebook account security.

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