Many Instagram users recently received password reset emails even though they never tried to change their password. This sudden message worried people, and many feared that their accounts had been ...

Instagram is reassuring users that their accounts and private information are safe after many reported unusual emails urging password updates in recent days. Users have shared screenshots of messages ...

Instagram says password reset emails sent this week can be safely ignored No breach of Instagram's systems occurred and accounts remain secure Uncertainty surrounds how an external party caused mass ...

A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend. Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system. Even Android ...

If you are one of thousands of Canadians who received Instagram reset emails this past weekend, here’s why Meta says you shouldn’t click on the link. Plus, what you can do to check if the reset emails ...

Instagram has clarified that recent password reset emails received by users were the result of a technical issue and not a data breach, after the messages triggered widespread concern online.

UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m. EST We have updated this story, initially published on January 10, to include a statement from Instagram responding to concerns about password reset scams, saying that ...

If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, initially reported that there was a data breach revealing the ...

Many users say they received multiple emails prompting them to reset their passwords, despite not requesting any changes. The messages appear to come from Instagram itself, warning that “Instagram has ...

Instagram has been hit by a major security breach, and the users have been receiving password reset emails. This surge in activity is linked to a massive data leak involving the personal information ...

Instagram has urged users to ignore a recent spate of emails requesting they reset their password. Millions of Instagram users have received the unexpected alert, which the social media giant has ...