Instagram’s parent company Facebook has confirmed that a newly discovered security vulnerability may have put data at risk, leaving users open to attack by threat actors. A security researcher ran tests on the platform and he successfully retrieved “secure” user data. This data included users’ real names, Instagram account numbers and handles, and full phone numbers. The linking of this data is all an attacker would need to target those users. Facebook has since made changes to Instagram to protect its users.
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@Brandon Chen, Digital Security and Operations Manager, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Anurag Kahol, CTO , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Companies cannot rely on others to find their security issues and instead must take a more proactive approach...."
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@Chris DeRamus, VP of Technology Cloud Security Practice, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Left unpatched, this security vulnerability could have resulted in a devastating data leak consisting of phone numbers and account numbers...."
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@Chris DeRamus, VP of Technology Cloud Security Practice, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Left unpatched, this security vulnerability could have resulted in a devastating data leak consisting of phone numbers and account numbers...."
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@Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"A finding of an easily exploitable vulnerability would indicate that something fundamental was wrong with Facebook\'s software security methodology...."
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@Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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