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An investigation by Techcrunch has revealed that Instagram is selling advertisements to the companies selling fake followers despite banning them in November. Instagram announced in November that it is banning all the accounts that have obtained artificial likes, followers and comments from third-party apps using bots. In Techcrunch’s investigation, it has been found that nearly 17 companies […]
Facebook-owned Instagram is one popular app which has greeted various new features over the years. In addition to various fun features, it has now added another ability for you to share posts on multiple accounts simultaneously. According to a report by TechCrunch, while adding a particular image or video to your Instagram page, you can […]
Earlier today, Instagram accidently released an update that made the feed go horizontal from its default vertical scrolling setting. The users were made to tap through newsfeed instead of scrolling through it vertically. Internet went berzerk and people were horrified at the new layout of Instagram. The accidental update affected only iPhone users and Android and […]
Facebook has launched a new bug bounty program inviting hackers to identify and report vulnerabilities in its website and applications. The social network has increased payouts and offers researchers to look for vulnerabilities in a wide variety of products owned by Facebook including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus. The company will only consider reports that can lead […]
The flaw was presented in a new feature of the social network, implemented to comply with the GDPR A security flaw in “Download Your Data”, the recently launched Instagram tool, could have exposed the passwords of some users, as reported by specialists in digital forensics from the International Institute of Cyber Security. The tool, launched […]
Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both platforms to go offline. According to the outage map displayed on DownDetecter, the scale of this outage can be seen affecting users in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Italy, […]
Facebook somehow manages to make headlines one way or the other. Last week we were all praises for the social network for introducing the Unsend feature in the Messenger app and this week we are despising the company’s lack of interest in offering fool-proof security to its users after bug in Instagram’s download your data tool. […]
It’s not a week since Instagram’s founders resigned from their positions after a strained relationship with Zuckerberg and clash of ideologies to run the business. Facebook has already started tightening the noose on Instagram. A prototype privacy setting has been spotted on Instagram that allows you to share your location history with Facebook. This geo-tagged […]
The social media giant Facebook was hacked a few days ago after hackers exploited a vulnerability in its “View As” feature. As a result, 90 million users were affected but now, in another hacking spree hackers are targeting high-profile Instagram accounts and holding them for ransom – In some cases, hackers have gone one step further by […]
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the “View As” feature of Facebook. The social media giant Facebook has announced that it has suffered a massive cyberattack, resulting in 50 million users account impacted. In a statement, the vice president of product management at Facebook, Guy Rosen said that hackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s ‘view as’ feature which lets […]
All the major tech giants appear to be doing everything in their power to improve the user security and privacy; Google just launched their strong password suggestions to maximize sign-in credentials further. But at the end of the day, the ultimate responsibility to keep passwords safe lies in the users’ hands. In a shocking development, […]
You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp Messenger are down in many countries around the world for almost an hour starting from 10 pm (UK time). The reason for this outage is currently unknown and there has been no statement from Facebook, however, users are taking questions on […]
The social network will try with third-party authentication to reinforce its security Cyber security organization specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report that Instagram is about to include additional security measures in its mobile app to protect the privacy of its users against possible cyberattacks. The Facebook-owned social network is in the process of implementing […]
If you are unable to access your Instagram account, then it is quite possible that your account has been hijacked. Reportedly, in the past few days, hundreds of Instagram accounts have been hacked. Some user accounts are partially accessible while some are completely hijacked. In its recent blog post, Instagram acknowledged this hacking spree and […]
Selena Gomez, a well-known celebrity pop star, is in the news for getting her email hacked that led to the exposure of her personal pictures on the internet. A 21-year old female has been arrested and charged for performing the hacking of Gomez’ email. Susan Atrach from Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, has been charged with […]
The photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has been hit by a massive outage and currently down for many users around the world. According to the outage map displayed on DownDetecter, the scale of this outage can be seen affecting users around the world including Brazil, India, United States, Italy, United Kingdom and some parts of […]
Timehop is a smartphone app for iOS and Android users that was developed in 2011 with the idea of collecting old posts and photos of social media users including Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox and Twitter to display them as the same day in past years. However, now the company is making headlines for all the wrong […]
Update: May 24, 2018 Facebook’s controversial program to fight revenge porn has now expanded beyond Austrailian borders. The company is expanding the pilot program to three more countries – US, UK, and Canada to prevent harassment and humiliation of users over the platform. However, the program still requires users to share nudes with a group of reviewers […]
As an introduction, brut3k1t is a bruteforce module on the server side that supports dictionary attacks for various protocols, information security experts say. Some of the current protocols that are complete and compatible are: ssh ftp smtp XMPP instagram Facebook There will also be implementations of different protocols and services including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The professionals […]
After receiving a lot of backlash post the Facebook data breach debacle, Instagram has finally decided to follow Facebook’s footstep and it now allows users to download Instagram data from servers. Instagram users will be able to export their photos, videos, saved stories, profile information, comments, direct messages as well as likes and searches through […]
It was recently revealed by information security training researchers that an analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, wrongfully gained access to the data of 50 million people swept up from Facebook via a ‘personality test app’, and used the data for targeted political campaigning. This damning revelation is the latest in a series of data misappropriation allegations plaguing Mark […]