• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Saturday, June 14, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home News

High Profile Instagram Accounts Hacked; Personal Info Compromised

by Chinmay Bidkar
August 31, 2017
in News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
instagram hacked
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

instagram hacked

You might also like

Everything You Need to Know About the Air India Crash

AI Startups Are Pulling in Top Tech Talent—And It’s Not Just About the Money

Poland’s Election Hit by Russian and Belarusian Disinformation Campaigns, Experts Warn

31 August 2017, India:

Multiple high profile accounts on Instagram, the 700 million-user-strong photo sharing service owned by Facebook were compromised due to a bug related to an Instagram API. The bug, which has since been fixed, allowed at least one hacker to access the email address and phone number on an unknown number of “high-profile” Instagram users, Macrumors reported.

“We recently discovered 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,” the company said in as statement. “No account passwords were exposed. We fixed the bug swiftly and are running a thorough investigation.”

Related read- Russian Hackers Group Use Britney Spears’ Instagram Photo To Control Malware

As a result of the hack, Instagram notified all verified users of the potential information leak, urging caution when receiving phone calls, text messages or emails from unknown sources. In combination with social engineering techniques like spearphishing, the data exposed could be used to gain access user account access.

As per the report by Variety, Music sensation Selena Gomez’s Instagram was hacked and explicit images of her former beau Justin Beiber were posted. Gomez’s Instagram was back online minutes after it was taken down, with the photos deleted. The singer is the most-followed person on the social media platform, with 125 million followers.

API lets developers see profile information, which is why Instagram and Facebook both had to change their terms of service in March to prevent developers mining data for surveillance purposes, The Register reported.

Launched in October 2010, Instagram didn’t reach 100 million monthly users until February 2013. Interestingly, the latest 100 million users got on board in less than 4 months! Instagram is growing at a great speed, it reached 600 million users back in December 2016. It crossed the milestone of 700 Million users in April this year. (Image- USMagazine)

Also read- Son of Russian MP- A Convicted Hacker Sentenced to 27 years

Tags: Hackhacking newsInstagraminstagram hackedinstagram newsjustin beiberselena gomezselena gomez hacked
Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

Flipkart’s Amitesh Jha to Head Logistic Arm Ekart

Next Post

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Announces Rs. 1,000 Crores Startup Fund

Chinmay Bidkar

Curious, Keen Observant & Dynamic! Chinmay finds peace in meeting people who work hard for humanity. He has new found interest in Gadgets and Techs and at Techstory he gets to write about it! Reach out at- [email protected]

Recommended For You

Everything You Need to Know About the Air India Crash

by Thomas Babychan
June 14, 2025
0
Air India Crash

On June 12, 2025, India witnessed one of the most tragic aviation disasters in recent memory when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from...

Read more

AI Startups Are Pulling in Top Tech Talent—And It’s Not Just About the Money

by Harikrishnan A
June 13, 2025
0
Rival Prank: Anthropic Sends Thousands of Paper Clips to OpenAI Offices

The artificial intelligence boom is transforming more than just how we use technology—it’s also redrawing the map of where top tech talent wants to work. As companies around...

Read more

Poland’s Election Hit by Russian and Belarusian Disinformation Campaigns, Experts Warn

by Harikrishnan A
June 13, 2025
0
Poland’s Election Hit by Russian and Belarusian Disinformation Campaigns, Experts Warn

Poland’s 2025 presidential election has become the latest battleground in the growing war over digital influence, as Russian and Belarusian operatives launched a wide-ranging campaign of disinformation and...

Read more
Next Post
Yogi Adityanath Announces Startup Fund

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Announces Rs. 1,000 Crores Startup Fund

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook flipkart funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?