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Turkish Group Using Phishing Emails to Hijack Popular Instagram Profiles

28

Feb

2019

A group of Turkish-speaking hackers is hijacking popular Instagram profiles, including those belonging to actors and singers, and, in some cases, promising to turn back control to the victims in exchange for a ransom or nude photos and videos. Researchers from Trend Micro say they have recently observed several incidents where the group has been […]

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Stealing Money from ISPs Through Premium Rate Calls

20

Jul

2016

I think the best hacks are the ones that are obvious once they’re explained, but no one has thought of them before. Here’s an example: Instagram ($2000), Google ($0) and Microsoft ($500) were vulnerable to direct money theft via premium phone number calls. They all offer services to supply users with a token via a […]

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Flaws Allowed Hackers to Brute-Force Instagram Accounts

23

May

2016

Belgian bug bounty hunter Arne Swinnen discovered that malicious actors could launch brute force attacks against Instagram accounts via the official Android application and via the registration page on Instagram.com.

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