Continuing
the series of security problems that have recently surfaced in Facebook, here
is Instagram stating that there is a security bug in the tool that allows users
to download all their private data from the social network led to a small
number of user passwords detected as plaintext.
An
Instagram spokesman said that those who downloaded a copy of their own data had
their passwords included on both Facebook servers and in the URL as plaintext.
He was
quick to confirm that the bug had been fixed as soon as it was discovered and
that the affected were very few users, and that those affected had been
contacted and warned that they need to change their password and delete their
browser history.
Using a
public computer within an insecure network remains a clear threat. In
conjunction with password updates, Instagram users must follow the instructions
here to enable dual authentication, thereby ensuring that the social network is
sufficient to reassure affected users.
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