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Shocking! Instagram HACKED! Researcher hacked into Instagram Server and Admin Panel

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Dissent

Swati Khandelwal writes:

Ever wonder how to hack Instagram or how to hack a facebook account? Well, someone just did it!

But, remember, even responsibly reporting a security vulnerability could end up in taking legal actions against you.

(Yeah, I’ve recently been reminded of that myself. :))

An independent security researcher claims he was threatened by Facebook after he responsibly revealed a series of security vulnerabilities and configuration flaws that allowed him to successfully gained access to sensitive data stored on Instagram servers, including:

  • Source Code of Instagram website
  • SSL Certificates and Private Keys for Instagram
  • Keys used to sign authentication cookies
  • Personal details of Instagram Users and Employees
  • Email server credentials
  • Keys for over a half-dozen critical other functions

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2 thoughts on “Shocking! Instagram HACKED! Researcher hacked into Instagram Server and Admin Panel”

  1. Gabi says:
    December 18, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Shocking. Oh please! There are tens of stories about this issue. You had to feature the one from an Indian that can barely write English and uses Kim K-like headlines.

    1. Dissent says:
      December 18, 2015 at 9:10 pm

      People who write/report the news are generally not the ones who write the headlines. Swati’s article contained a lot of details and links that I thought readers might find useful. She didn’t just describe Wesley’s research, but included comments and responses on the Facebook threat/issue. If you think there’s better news coverage out there, I’d appreciate it if you would post a link to them as I didn’t see them.

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