Instagram says that although some users have received password reset requests that look suspicious, it has not been breached.
This seems contradictory A Friday BlueSky Post Antivirus software company Malwarebytes shared a screenshot of an email from Instagram informing users of the request to reset their password. “Cyber criminals stole sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more,” the post claimed.
This data is “available for sale on the dark web and can be misused by cybercriminals,” Malwarebytes said.
However, later Instagram Posted (on
The company did not provide any details about the external party or the specific issue, but its post concluded, “You can ignore those emails – sorry for any confusion.”
