Meta Calls for Calm Amidst Instagram Password Reset Panic

News coverage describes claims that personal details for up to 17.5 million Instagram accounts (usernames, full names, emails, phone numbers and partial addresses) were published on BreachForums after being scraped via a 2024 Instagram API vulnerability; Meta says there was no breach of its systems and attributes a spike in password reset emails to a technical issue, but security experts warn the leaked data can enable phishing, impersonation and targeted fraud and advise checking HaveIBeenPwned and enabling two-factor authentication.