Hacker dares to delete Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page, webcast it; Later refutes, here's why

Several tech majors in the Silicon Valley run luring bug-bounty program to reward hackers who are able to figure out software defects in the system.

A Taiwan-based hacker claimed that he woould delete Mark Zuberberg’s Facebook page and livestream the same on Sunday. (Image: AFP)

A lot has been happening with social media giant Facebook over the past one week. In a recent amused development, a Taiwan-based White-hat hacker Chang Chi-yuan has dropped his plan to delete Mark Zuberberg’s Facebook page and livestream the same on Sunday. The self-professed bug-bounty hunter, who digs out software loopholes in return for cash, earlier this week challenged that he would delete Facebook’s chief official page and take it a step further he claimed to do it all livestream. This meant that along with 26,000 followers Chang has on Facebook and many others would have been able to watch the hacking in real-time. However, the self-proclaimed hacker, on Friday evening, took to Facebook and said he will refrain to do so. “I am canceling my live feed, I have reported the bug to Facebook and I will show proof when I get bounty from Facebook,” the cyber-enthusiasts posted on the social media platform. Chang also said that he is cancelling his plan to avoid unnecessary trouble as his announcement to delete Zuckerberg’s Facebook account gained global attention. “There will still be a lot of people questioning my ability even after I find many bugs and earn a copious amount of bounty, and I shouldn't try to prove myself by toying with Zuck's account,” the hacker wrote on his Facebook page further. Chang is a 'minor celebrity' who has reported participated in several bug bounty programs and have also shared his expertise on Taiwanese talk shows. Several tech majors in the Silicon Valley, including Facebook Inc., run luring bug-bounty program to reward hackers who are able to figure out software defects in the system so the companies can then fix them. However, these hackers look for bugs inside any system under cover. But Chang’s open dare to hack into Zuckerberg’s account was something happened for the first time. “I don't want to be a proper hacker, and I don't even want to be a hacker at all,” Chang said in a previous post adding that he is bored and try to dabble so that he can earn some money.