Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Surely the money for their security team was already spent though?

I doubt Facebook's security team is just sitting idly waiting for an attacker to give them something to do. Each hour devoted to this is an hour they can't use for other tasks, besides the possibility of having to pay overtime.



True but it seems this intrusion gave the team an excellent problem to focus on. The system is better for having solved it.

If considered in relation to scale, what per cent of its wealth did Facebook have to spend on this? Not much.




Consider applying for YC's Fall 2026 batch! Applications are open till July 27.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: