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Instagram discovered that a bug in their application’s programming interface, was to blame for the latest hacking reports. The hackers were able to take advantage of the bug and they used this opportunity to gain access to personal information from several high-profile accounts.
According to Time, a spokesperson from Instagram said that one or more individuals were able to obtain unlawful access to contact information from several high-profile Instagram users, by exploiting the bug in the application. The spokesperson also verified that the hackers were able to access phone numbers and email addresses.
The bug that was found in the Instagram API, allowed the hackers to use a glitch to access a set of codes that apparently contained the phone numbers and email addresses of the accounts. The team from Instagram also added that, no passwords were compromised and the company has already dealt with the situation swiftly and that they are already running a thorough investigation.