Instagram kept deleted photos and DMs on its servers for over a yearThe now-fixed bug was discovered by security researcher Saugat Pokharel.
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A worrying bug was discovered on Instagram's servers.
Security researcher Saugat Pokharel discovered deleted Instagram photos and messages were kept by Instagram long after he deleted them.
He found data that had been stored for more than a year.
A security researcher discovered a now-fixed Instagram bug that meant removed photos and messages were kept for more than a year after they were deleted.
According to TechCrunch:
A security researcher was awarded a $6,000 bug bounty payout after he found Instagram retained photos and private direct messages on its servers long after he deleted them.
Independent security researcher Saugat Pokharel found that when he downloaded his data from Instagram, a feature it launched in 2018 to comply with new European data rules, his downloaded data contained photos and private messages with other users that he had previously deleted.
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Instagram kept deleted photos and DMs on its servers for over a year
