Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…
Instagram says it fixed a bug that allowed threat actors to mass-request password reset emails, amid claims that data from more than 17 million Instagram accounts was scraped and leaked online.
“We fixed an issue that allowed an external party to request password reset emails for some Instagram users,” a Meta spokesperson told BleepingComputer.
“We want to reassure everyone there was no breach of our systems and people’s Instagram accounts remain secure. People can disregard these emails and we apologize for any confusion this may have caused.”
A media frenzy over an alleged Instagram data breach began after Malwarebytes warned its customers that cybercriminals had stolen data from 17.5 million accounts.
This alleged Instagram data was released for free on numerous hacking forums, with the poster claiming it was gathered through an unconfirmed 2024 Instagram API leak.
