News of a possible Instagram data breach spread over the weekend after Malwarebytes reported that cybercriminals had stolen sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, potentially leading to a surge in password reset requests. Users have been complaining last week about receiving repeated password change requests, but Instagram parent company Meta has denied that a breach of their systems occurred. “We fixed an issue that let an external party request password reset emails for some … More
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