Instacart blames reused passwords for a recent series of data breaches

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Stefana Ivan

27 Jul 2020 / 5 Min Read

According to upnewsinfo.com, the personal data of hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers was stolen and put up for sale on the dark web. However, the company stated that its investigation showed that Instacart ‘was neither compromised nor violated’ and it appears that third-parties were enabled to use usernames and passwords that were compromised in previous data breaches from other websites and applications to log in to some of Instacart’s accounts.

Moreover, it was reported that Instacart doesn’t support two-factor authentication (2FA), which – if customers had enabled it – would have prevented hackers from stealing their data, as a research released by Google shows that even the two most basic factors can prevent the majority of automatic credential stuffing attacks.

Furthermore, when asked about plans of implementing 2FA, the company had no comment on the record beyond pointing to Instacart’s already released statement.

Overall, the company claims that security is one of its top priorities and that it has a dedicated security team, as well as multiple layers of security measures to protect the integrity of all customer accounts and data. However, without giving users basic security features like 2FA, its consumers aren’t able to properly protect their accounts, upnewsinfo.com reported.
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Stefana Ivan

27 Jul 2020 / 5 Min Read

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