{"id":349495,"date":"2017-08-31T05:59:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T05:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=349495"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:35:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:35:33","slug":"instagram-hack-celebrity-contact-details-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/instagram-hack-celebrity-contact-details-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram hack: Celebrity contact details revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed “a number of” stars’ phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers.<\/p>\n
The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent figures, to let them know.<\/p>\n
It said it believed “one or more” attackers had targeted high-profile stars to get their contact information.<\/p>\n
Instagram said passwords had not been stolen but warned users to watch for suspicious activity on their accounts.<\/p>\n
However, it did not say which accounts had been affected.<\/p>\n
The security breach was made possible due to a bug in the company’s own software.<\/p>\n
Its application programming interface (API) was at fault, it said – but added that the bug had since been fixed.<\/p>\n
The company warned its verified users to “be extra vigilant” about unexpected phone calls, texts, and emails.<\/p>\n
Instagram has more than 500 million users worldwide, some 300 million of which use it once a day.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed “a number of” stars’ phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers. The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent figures, to let them know. It said it believed “one or more” attackers had targeted high-profile stars to get their contact information. Instagram said passwords […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n