How Close Did This Guy Get to Hacking Facebook?  A British man
was released on bail today after he was busted trying to break
into Facebook. According to the authorities, he allegedly
"secured access" to Facebook servers repeatedly. So how close
did he get to taking control of the social network's 700 million
accounts?  Glenn Mangham, a 25-year-old resident of York was
released on bail today in England. Scotland Yard arrested him in
June after a tip from the FBI. He was charged with five counts
of computer-related crime, including two accusing him of
illegally accessing Facebook servers repeatedly.  Here's what
the Guardian says about his case:  Between 17 April and 9 May he
is accused of downloading a computer program "to secure
unauthorised access" to Facebook; of attempting to hack into
Facebook's "Mailman" server; of using PHP script to secure
access to another Facebook server, dubbed "Phabricator"; of
sharing a PHP script intended to hack into that Facebook server;
and of securing "repeated" access to an