Anyone Can Hack Your Instagram Account by a ‘Malicious’ Photo (Researchers Found)
October 14, 2020
Hacking and Security
/ Social Media
As per the reports, Instagram had a bug which allowed the users to get full access of your Instagram account. This data breach allowed the hackers to read and delete your direct messages and can also post anything on your account. The worse thing is they can also get access to all of your contact list with your phone camera and location . However, earlier this year, the researchers of Check Point have detected the bug and alerted to Facebook, which was solved immediately. The bug is found in Instagram’s open-source JPEG image decoder, Mozjpeg . To get access to our account, the attackers send a JPEG image file to the Instagram users. If you download this file and then open the Instagram app, the malware will effect your account. With the help of a malware named Remote Access Tool (RAT) , the attackers will get access to your device based on all the permissions that Instagram has. If you don’t know, Instagram takes access for the camera, location, microphone, storage