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Mumbai-based Agency Leaks Data of 49 mn Instagram Users

May 28, 2019

Mumbai-based Agency Leaks Data of 49 mn Instagram Users

Chtrbox, which is a Mumbai-based firm is allegedly responsible for leaking private data of over 49 million Instagram users. While it’s denied the claims saying that they are inaccurate, it admitted that a select database of the limited number of users was rendered exposed for around 3 days. It also said that the exposed database didn’t contain any sensitive personal data.

The parent company of Instagram, Facebook said that it’s investigating whether Chtrbox which is essentially a third-party had in fact stored the information of its users by violating its policies.

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