IRS or FBI? How about KGB (or current FSB)? The fact is that people are so naive that they don't think about implications of posting personal data and pictures on the Internet. I am not exaggerating. Facebook is the most popular web site (even more than Google in accordance to the latest data). With 300+ millions of accounts it's a perfect place to hack and grab the data to build a database of people based on their interests, place of work, sexual orientation, etc. This is where you can find the candidates for any hostile activities planned ahead, or, as it is in the case with IRS/FBI, investigate certain people and their sources of income.
If you have 25 min spare to read the article about Chinese hackers where I have covered this issue in the Part I (of III) (securecyber.blogspot.com).
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