Facebook has launched a suit last Wednesday against a Toronto area company specializing in Internet pornography for allegedly hacking into the popular networking website’s servers last June.
Facebook has filed a suit for damages suffered in "excess of $5,000" and claims to have been "irreparably harmed," by a Canadian Internet porn company which may have tried to access undefined user data earlier this year.
The company which goes by the online name SlickCash, supposedly tried to access Facebook’s servers at least 200,000 times during two weeks in June 2007.
Court documents cited by the Canadian Press say:
"Each of these requests sought to direct Facebook's computers to send information on other Facebook users back to (the company's Internet Protocol) address.” The documents also say “…the defendants knowingly and without permission took, copied, or made use of, data from Facebook's proprietary computers and computer network."
Internet service providers Rogers Telecommunications and Look Communications were ordered by court to reveal subscriber information in this case.
"We have a policy that we do not turn over customer information without a valid court order," said Rogers spokeswoman Taanta Gupta, quotes CP.
Named in the suit were the numbered company, its affiliate Istra Holdings Inc., defendants Brian Fabian and Josh Raskin who are either "residing or working" at the same Toronto address. The suit also names Ming Wu and six other defendants whose identities remain unknown.
Facebook says it has more than 58 million active user worldwide. Users can disclose photos and personal information such as birth date, hometown, e-mail address, phone number, and workplace.
