Zuckerberg shots leaked in Facebook flaw

A FLAW in Facebook’s security settings allowed private photos of Mark Zuckerberg to be leaked by a web expert.

Zuckerberg, founder of the social networking site, had his personal profile “hacked” after it was revealed that new settings, intended to prevent inappropriate images could be exploited.

By reporting images that contained “nudity or pornography”, users could access private photos which could then be seen full size and downloaded.

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