Many Instagram users received a mysterious password reset email

Instagram said there wasn't a data breach, but the company did fix a bug that led to an external actor sending password reset emails.

The social media platform has said there was "no breach of its systems" but questions remain.

To comply with Australia's under-16 social media ban , Meta said on Medium that it has shut down nearly 550,00 accounts. That number includes 330,000 Instagram, 173,000 Facebook and 40,000 Threads accounts deemed to belong to children

Instagram says it isn't a data breach, but users should still be on their guard

Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health The Tories have pledged to kick under-16s off social media, betting that banning teens from TikTok and Instagram will fix what they see as a growing crisis in kids' mental health and classroom behavior.

Have you received any sudden password reset notifications from Instagram lately? If you have, just know that it's safe to ignore because it's an error of some sort

Instagram says there was no hack, but confirms something fishy took place.

If you have been receiving emails from Instagram prompting you to reset your password, you are in good company

Meta hari ini menafikan dakwaan 17.5 juta akaun pengguna telah tertiris ke arena web selepas ramai menerima emel meminta kata laluan ditetapkan semula. Dalam kenyataan yang diberikan kepada Bleeping Computer, wakil Instagram berkata mereka telah menutup kerentanan yang membolehkan penggodam menghantar emel tetapan semula kata laluan untuk sebilangan pengguna

PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more infosec in brief Meta has fixed a flaw in its Instagram service that allowed third parties to generate password reset emails, but denied the problem led to theft of users personal information.

An anonymous reader shared this report from Engadget: If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone

If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone

ANKARA, Jan 11 Personal data from at least 17.5 million Instagram users has reportedly been leaked and shared on...

If you’ve received an email from Instagram about resetting your password, you’re not alone

Instagram password reset scams are everywhere, users report

If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone

The possibility that WhatsApp could become a regulatory target in the EU was first reported in November 2025, but Meta has been dealing with DSA-related fines since well before then. Meta was charged with violating the EU law in October 2025 because of how it asks users to report illegal content on Facebook and Instagram

There are no public profiles, no rating systems, no likes or shares. The site effectively disincentivizes the clout-chasing and virality-seeking that dominates platforms like TikTok and Instagram

However, all of your companions other components are built into its abode, including dual far-field mics so you can talk to it, a down-firing full-range speaker so it can talk and an HD camera with an ambient light sensor so the AI can see and react to its surroundings. View this post on Instagram But perhaps the biggest upgrade to the project is that instead of just Ava, who Razer describes as a calm, reliable source of energy to help you keep things clear, efficient, and always on point, there are three or four new personas (depending on how were counting) joining the roster

Students in grades 10 through 12 must install a custom-programmed app called Opal that blocks a list of social media and gaming apps that Harvard-Westlake educators have identified for now as scofflaws during school hours: TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Discord, Threads, Pokmon Go, Roblox, Clash Royale and Reddit

From seemingly AI-generated videos to repurposed old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela.

Instagrams top exec Adam Mosseri expects AI content to overtake non-AI imagery and discussed the implications for the platform and users

Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, is nowsharing a number of insights regarding trends and shiftsseen for 2026

Ketua Instagram, Adam Mosseri kini berkongsi sejumlah pandangan berkenaan trend dan peralihan yang dilihat untuk tahun 2026 ini

Instagram's Adam Mosseri believes in "fingerprinting real media."

Instagram head Adam Mosseri closed out 2025 by acknowledging what many have long suspected: the era of trusting photographs as accurate records of reality is over, and the platform he runs will need to fundamentally adapt to an age of "infinite synthetic content." In a slideshow posted to Instagram, Mosseri wrote that for most of his life he could safely assume photographs or videos were largely accurate captures of moments that happened, adding that this is clearly no longer the case

The whole thing has simply lost its luster. I started with Instagram

It's no secret that AI-generated content took over our social media feeds in 2025. Now, Instagram's top exec Adam Mosseri has made it clear that he expects AI content to overtake non-AI imagery and the significant implications that shift has for its creators and photographers

Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has agreed to buy a fast-growing artificial intelligence company called Manus

Dec 30 (Reuters) - The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its social media platforms safe for children

Bauer started racing transit vehicles roughly a year ago after he and his wife realized how long it took them to traverse the city. He posted videos of those races to Instagram and quickly transformed into a minor celebrity

Tesla Malaysia is ending the year on a high note as the ongoing EV tax holiday ends on 31st December 2025. As shared on Instagram, there are now over 14,000 Tesla EVs on Malaysian roads while its EV charging infrastructure has expanded with over 157 charge points including 76 Supercharging stalls

As for the connection with her date? Not so much. "I feel like my approach to the dating apps is it being another networking platform like everything else, like Instagram or LinkedIn," Chau said

Seperti Wrap-Up tahun sebelum ini, versi tahun ini memberikan statistik masa permainan, jumlah trofi yang diterima, permainan paling popular, dan banyak lagi. Seperti ciri rangkuman pada aplikasi lain, Wrap-Up 2026 dipaparkan seperti Instagram Stories

That's at the very top of search results. If you search for something like Instagram it's likely that top spot will be filled with an ad for a rival social media platform

Meta Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasted no time trying to get into Trumps good graces, perhaps to erase his previous statement that the President should be held responsible for his words for inciting the January 6 Capitol riot . On top of donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration, Meta announced that it would be getting rid of third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram on January 7

Instagram has announced a new app designed for the big screen, aptly named Instagram for TV

According toAmazon, Instagram officially announced that it has begun testing Instagram TV, allowing users to easily watch various Reels content published on the platform on their televisions

Instagram hari ini secara rasminya mengumumkan mereka telah memulakan ujian untuk Instagram TV, sekaligus membolehkan para pengguna untuk menonton pelbagai kandungan Reels yang diterbitkan pada platform tersebut dengan mudah pada kaca televisyen

Meta said Tuesday that it will begin testing its Instagram for TV app in the U.S

Have you ever just wished you could watch Instagram Reels right on a TV? Maybe? Well, if so, you're in luck

It’s no surprise by now that scam ads are very profitable on Meta platforms, namely Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp

children's gaming platform Roblox, a rare show of public dissent as popular irritation over the ban gains some momentum. In wartime Russia, censorship is extensive: Moscow blocks or restricts social media platforms such as Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and YouTube while distributing its own narrative through a network of social media and Russian media

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced that Internet messaging and social media platforms with at least 8 million users in Malaysia will be deemed registered as Applications Service Provider Class (ASP(C)) licensees starting next year