Instagram patches security bug that would let hackers take over your phone
(Android Central)

The vulnerability was discovered back in April. What you need to know Facebook has patched a major security flaw on Instagram. Check Point Security discovered a flaw that would let hackers take over your smartphone using malicious code buried in a photo. Fortunately, no one seems to have been affected by the exploit. Facebook says it has patched a security issue within Instagram that would have allowed hackers to take control of a smartphone by simply sending a user a photo carrying malicious code. According to Business Insider: Cybersecurity researchers uncovered an Instagram vulnerability that would have enabled hackers to take over someone`s smartphone and use it to spy on them by merely sending an image loaded with malicious code. The vulnerability was uncovered by Check Point Security in April, the firm announced this week. It has since been patched by Facebook, the company said in an advisory, meaning anyone with the latest version of the Instagram app is immune...