Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)

Posted on January 11, 2026 by NoA

Terrence O’Brien / The Verge:

Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users’ data was exposed — The company claims there was no breach of its systems. … If you’re one of the many, many people who received a password reset email …