Oops: An Instagram bug let a hacker access phone numbers and email addresses

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What's shady, possibly wearing a hoodie, and is currently sitting on the stolen personal information of an untold number of high-profile Instagram users?

That would be — SURPRISE! — a random hacker. Or several of them.  

"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," an Instagram spokesperson told Mashable via email. "No account passwords were exposed. We fixed the bug swiftly and are running a thorough investigation." Read more...

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