Earlier, Facebook said that a large-scale failure did not lead to a leak of user data. Facebook's representatives assured that there is no such evidence. The company also confirmed that unsuccessful software configuration changes led to the failure.
According to Varskoy, the reason why the version about an external attack on the service is excluded is quite obvious. The hacker believes that the company does not want to lose the trust of customers and money.
“All the journalists were waiting for what Facebook itself would say, and the company gave them an answer that would satisfy them. All other versions after that will look like just versions. I am almost sure that we are dealing with a common technical phenomenon, but I would not rule out the attack version one hundred percent,” Varskoy added.
The hacker is convinced that Facebook quickly came to the conclusion that the leak did not occur, since it takes more time to detect the leak or its absence.
The expert noted that if this is really an attack, then its authors have the strongest resources, consisting of many machines. According to Varsky, in this way, hackers could simply demonstrate their strength.
Recall that on the evening of October 4, thousands of users around the world complained about disruptions in the messenger WhatsApp, as well as the social networks Facebook and Instagram. Following this large-scale failure, users reported problems in the work of Twitter, Google and Amazon.
In addition, it became known that the data of more than one and a half billion Facebook users got into the network and are sold on a popular hacker site. The names, email addresses, phone numbers, gender, or even the identity card of the users are available for purchase. According to the Telegram channel Mash, this is the largest and most significant leak of Facebook data in history.
