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scraping-instagram-users-by-keyword

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a disclosed Instagram scraping helper that uses Apify and can collect public profile contact data, so users should handle outputs carefully.

Install only if you intend to use Apify for Instagram profile research. Treat exported results as personal data when they include emails, phone numbers, bios, or follower relationships; keep files access-restricted, minimize collection with maxItems and disabled follower/following options when possible, and confirm your use complies with applicable law and platform terms.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (4)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The skill explicitly promotes collecting follower lists, following lists, and public contact fields such as email and phone numbers, but provides no warning about privacy, platform terms, consent, or downstream handling of personal data. That omission increases the risk that users will bulk collect and repurpose personal contact data without appropriate safeguards, which can enable privacy violations, spam, or non-compliant outreach.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 55)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-user-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}'

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 55)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-user-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"handles": ["natgeo"], "getFollowers": false, "maxItems": 50}'

Missing User Warnings

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
82% confidence
Finding

The run instructions encourage exporting scraped profile data to CSV and JSON files without any guidance on secure storage, access control, retention, or handling of personal contact information. In context, the exported dataset may include public email addresses and phone numbers, so normalizing local export without safeguards raises the chance of unnecessary exposure or misuse.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.