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Did Instagram suffer a data breach affecting 17.5 million users? Meta responds

Multiple outlets are reporting: Did Instagram suffer a data breach affecting 17.5 million users? Meta responds. Coverage mentions: meta, instagram, data, breach, million.

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Newswire
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…
January 11, 2026 7:19 AM