Instagram is fighting Doxagram, a hacker database where the details of high-profile users of the social media site are for sale. The company has been under fire from privacy advocates and journalists since it was revealed in May that Facebook had allowed hackers to access information on more than 50 million users. Instagram has purchased more than 280 domains linked to Doxagram in an effort to prevent the theft or sale of data, but the success of this strategy remains to be seen.
Instagram is fighting Doxagram, a hacker database where the details of high-profile users of the social media site are for sale. Doxagram claims to have pocketed more than $4,000 in a single weekend, with stars including Taylor Swift, Emma Watson and David Beckham affected. Instagram has purchased more than 280 domains linked to Doxagram in an effort to prevent the theft or sale of data, but the success of this strategy remains to be seen.