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Hackers Make Searchable Database to Dox Instagram Celebs

#FML

The flaw that hackers used around the time someone targeted Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber has been fixed—but not in time to protect the privacy of thousands of Instagrammers.

Joseph Cox

Published Aug. 31 2017 9:25PM EDT

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Joseph Cox

Joseph Cox

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