Instagram Security Issue

[VidThreeNorth]

According to DPReview, 'The Information' reported that an Instagram App ("Download Your Data Tool") has exposed user passwords in plain text.

"In a statement to 'The Information', an Instagram spokesperson said the issue was 'discovered internally and affected a very small number of people.'"

"Report: Instagram bug revealed some users passwords as plaintext in URLs" by Gannon Burgett, Published Mar 22, 2019 by "dpreview.com"

"Report: Instagram bug revealed some users passwords as plaintext in URLs"

 

[Scott Whaley]

That might explain why I had 2 Instagram accounts hacked last year. I had to create all new accounts and lost several hundred followers. I'm back up to 33 on my new account.