Experts found that Instagram is storing user data even these were deleted for more than a year and could direct private messages to its server. According to Techcrunch's latest report, the security researcher discovered that Instagram could retain user's images and private messages on its servers long after it was deleted and rewarded with a $6,000 bounty payout.
#Instagram's 'Data Download' tool lets users keep a copy of their info https://t.co/ZcO0zwA85e pic.twitter.com/eYKzzSPD94 — Bernie Landry (@bernielandry) April 26, 2018
The bug discovered by the security expert was reported in Instagram's bug bounty program back in October 2019. He confirmed that Instagram's flaw was already fixed earlier in Aug.
"The researcher reported an issue where someone's deleted Instagram images and messages would be included in a copy of their information if they used our Download Your Information tool on Instagram," said the company's spokesperson via Techcrunch.
It was also explained that the company saw no evidence of any abuse, thanking the researcher for his discovery. Twitter had the same issue, which was already fixed in 2019, in which deleted messages can be accessed by users to and from suspended or deactivated Twitter accounts.
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