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Instagram security lapse exposed some user passwords to the public, company says

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<p><strong>Update</strong>: Instagram has issued the following statement to 9to5Mac:</p>

<p>“Temporarily, if someone submitted their login information to use the Instagram ‘Download Your Data’ tool, they were able to see their password information in the URL of the page. This information was not exposed to anyone else, and we have made changes so this no longer happens.”</p>

<p>A flaw in Instagram’s “Download Your Data” tool inadvertently exposed some user passwords, a report from The Information (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/new-instagram-bug-raises-security-questions) claims. In some instances, user passwords may have been exposed to public view. Instagram is said to have informed affected users via an email.</p>
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