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| InstaAgent app pulled after 'harvesting passwords' | InstaAgent app pulled after 'harvesting passwords' |
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| A popular app has been pulled from Apple and Google's stores after being accused of stealing users' passwords. | A popular app has been pulled from Apple and Google's stores after being accused of stealing users' passwords. |
| Who Viewed Your Profile-InstaAgent had topped the free app charts in several countries including the UK. | Who Viewed Your Profile-InstaAgent had topped the free app charts in several countries including the UK. |
| But on Tuesday, another developer posted evidence that it was copying people's Instagram usernames and passwords and sending them to an unknown server. | But on Tuesday, another developer posted evidence that it was copying people's Instagram usernames and passwords and sending them to an unknown server. |
| He said these were used to post spam to people's Instagram accounts. | He said these were used to post spam to people's Instagram accounts. |
| Apple and Google both declined to comment. | Apple and Google both declined to comment. |
| The BBC obtained contact details for the app's creator, who registered the product under the name Turker Bayram. | The BBC obtained contact details for the app's creator, who registered the product under the name Turker Bayram. |
| However, the person who answered the Turkish phone number said he had poor English, did not reply to questions and walked away from the call. | However, the person who answered the Turkish phone number said he had poor English, did not reply to questions and walked away from the call. |
| The photo-sharing app Instagram is owned by Facebook. It's thought that hundreds of thousands of its accounts had been compromised. | |
| Instagram told the BBC: "These types of third-party apps violate our platform guidelines and are likely an attempt to get access to a user's accounts in an inappropriate way. We advise against installing third-party apps like these. Anyone who has downloaded this app should delete it and change their password." | |
| To confuse matters, there is another app available for iOS by a different Philadelphia-based developer, which is also called InstaAgent. | To confuse matters, there is another app available for iOS by a different Philadelphia-based developer, which is also called InstaAgent. |
| It remains available for download, although at least one review suggests people are confusing it with the pulled product. | It remains available for download, although at least one review suggests people are confusing it with the pulled product. |