A vulnerability within the Instagram application that results in remote penetration of phones
A report published on The Hacker News today confirmed that a security vulnerability has been detected within the Instagram application on the Android platform via Check Point researchers, which allows hacking smartphones remotely.
Check Point researchers described the new security vulnerability that was revealed within the Instagram application as a dangerous one, which results in penetration of users' phones remotely by sending a specially designed image of the victim of the hacking process.
The report also emphasized that the seriousness of this vulnerability doesn't depend upon hacking phones remotely only, but rather it extends to the likelihood of completing some actions on behalf of the user within the Instagram application, and among these procedures is that the possibility of deleting photos, or posting pictures from the hacker's private account, along side Hack the device and execute some code.
The Facebook company indicated that the hacking affects the versions of Instagram that were released before the amount 128.0.0.26.128, which was launched on February 10 this year.
Also, Check Point researchers indicated that this hack results in spying on the privacy of the user on an outsized scale, and Facebook addressed the matter directly by issuing a patch for the appliance 6 months ago, but the vulnerability was generally disclosed at this point to push Instagram users to update the appliance . And avoid the hacking and hacking of their accounts.
On the opposite hand, Check Point researchers acknowledged that this vulnerability can also cause tampering with the code of remote devices, as a results of the access permission provided by the user within the application, which allows the appliance to access the camera, contacts, GPS, photo library and also Microphone.
It is reported that the hacking process is completed by sending a corrupted JPEG image via e-mail or WhatsApp, as Instagram hacking begins after saving the image on the device then launching the Instagram application to start out the hacking process.
