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Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests

ID: 893f8017-60af-5b34-a09c-5fe013924660

STIX ID: report--893f8017-60af-5b34-a09c-5fe013924660

Feed Name: TechCrunch Security News

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2026-01-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Anthony Ha

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Malwarebytes posted that personally identifiable information for 17.5 million Instagram accounts (usernames, addresses, phone numbers, emails, etc.) is being sold on the dark web after an alleged data theft; Instagram countered that it was not breached, stating it fixed an issue that allowed an external party to request password reset emails and advising users to ignore the emails.

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