A video purportedly shows a group planning to take down Facebook on November 5. Security expert Eugene Kapersky says the news is fake. The group is infamous in gaming circles for its involvement in the Sony hacks. But security expert says it’s unlikely the news was fake. XKCD in this comic says Facebook is made to take in traffic by the millions of users. It’s cocky (and dumb) enough that the group reveals the exact day they plan to attack, but taking on a site like Facebook is far different than hitting sites like Sony.”]
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