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The Most Devastating and Interesting Cyberattacks and Hacks of 2017

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6 Million Accounts Breached on Instagram

(from September 8)

Instagram suffered a massive data breach, and the unknown hackers have stolen personal details for more than 6 million accounts.

The critical API vulnerability has since been patched, however, hackers have put personal data up for sale on a website called Doxagram. The information includes celebrities such as politicians, sports stars, and media companies.

Instagram has not confirmed the hacker’s claims yet, but the company said Friday it is investigating the data breach.

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