Security News > 2017 > August > Attackers exploited Instagram API bug to access users’ contact info (Help Net Security)

Instagram has confirmed that “one or more individuals obtained unlawful access to a number of high-profile Instagram users’ contact information — specifically email address and phone number — by exploiting a bug in an Instagram API.” Apparently, no account passwords were exposed. No more details about the bug were shared, only that it has now been fixed. They also didn’t say whether the bug affected only verified or all types of Instagram accounts, or whether … More →

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