Massive leak exposed personal data belonging to 49 million Instagram users

According to TechCrunch, an Instagram database containing the private information of 49 million members, was accidentally left exposed on A...

According to TechCrunch, an Instagram database containing the private information of 49 million members, was accidentally left exposed on Amazon Web Services. The database could have been viewed by anyone since it did not have a password for protection. The accounts in the database included those belonging to Instagram influencers, celebrities, and corporate brand accounts and contained their biographies, profile pictures, number of followers, location (city and country), phone numbers and email addresses.

The leak was discovered by security researcher Anurag Sen, ...

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