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 “sensitive information” of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. However, Instagram said there was no breach and that user accounts were “secure.”
In Malwarebytes post, the company added that the “data is available for sale on the dark web and can be abused by cybercriminals.” Malwarebytes noted in an
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