US EditionInstagram Users Hit with Passwords Reset Emails After Account Details Leaked
Instagram fixed a bug causing mass password reset emails after cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes reported data from 17.5 million accounts was scraped and posted on dark web forums.
- Millions of Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails, raising concerns about a potential data breach.
- A cybersecurity firm claims hackers may have scraped data from around 17.5 million Instagram accounts in late 2024.
- Meta, Instagram's parent company, stated there was no breach and apologized for any confusion caused by the emails.
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17.5 million user data were captured. The first effects of the data offered on the Darkweb for purchase are already evident. Users report on strange activities related to their Instagram accounts.
Millions of Instagram users have been receiving emails in recent days to reset their password.This process refers to changing or recovering a forgotten credentials from an account, but, according to a Malwarebytes company security alert, users have detected this unusual activity related to massive password reset requests, without having requested it before, because a data leak has occurred.According to Malwarebytes, approximately 17.5 million In…
Meta denies data breach of 17.5 million users; asks users to ignore password reset emails
In 2021, Facebook, another Meta company, reported that data of over 350 million users had been exposed from publicly accessible profiles but not breached. Data breaches at other major social media platforms, X and LinkedIn, were reported in 2018 and 2021, impacting billions of users.
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