Top Stories published by HackerNoon.com in August of 2016

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum: “Most of startup ideas are absolutely stupid”

First published in Russian in RBC

by Darya Luganskaya

WhatsApp co-founder Jam Koum invited a Russian journalist to his office for the first time. He


How I Could Have Hacked Multiple Facebook Accounts

Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. The only way you can reset your password on Facebook (if you’ve forgotten one) is through entering a 6 digit passcode. Well that’s 10⁶ = 1,000,000 possible combinations. Some algorithm which Facebook uses…


Good riddance, Gawker!

A few years ago, I wrote a story about a nightmarish trip on a private plane I had when I was working in investment banking. That story (which went viral), along with my respectable social media presence, was enough for publishers and agents to come calling about a possible book.

These were the top 10 stories published by HackerNoon.com in August of 2016. You can also dive into daily archives for August of 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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