Instagram says there was no breach and it fixed an issue that let an external party send password reset emails, after reports that 17.5M users' data was exposed
The company claims there was no breach of its systems. … If you're one of the many, many people who received a password reset email …
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Discussion
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@burak
Burak Bayburtlu
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I've been a victim of this ‘issue’ since late November! Even reset my password for the first few times and discussed the issue with support. They show the courtesy to accept and fix it at last! Meta companies lost their agility after the pandemic. Clearly short.
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@vxunderground
@vxunderground
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Well how about that API abuse
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@instagram
@instagram
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We fixed an issue that let an external party request password reset emails for some people. There was no breach of our systems and your Instagram accounts are secure. You can ignore those emails — sorry for any confusion.
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@nikitabier
Nikita Bier
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@instagram I'm glad you shared this on X, because no one would see it on Threads.