Meta has denied claims of a large-scale Instagram data breach following reports that information linked to as many as 17.5 million users may have been exposed. In a statement to the Newswire, a Meta spokesperson said the company had addressed a technical issue that allowed an external party to trigger password reset emails for some Instagram users. “We fixed an issue that allowed an external party to request password reset emails for some Instagram users,” the spokesperson said. “We want to reassure everyone that there was no breach of our systems, and people’s Instagram accounts remain secure. People can disregard…
Did Instagram suffer a data breach affecting 17.5 million users? Meta responds
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