Instagram has confirmed that it has fixed a technical issue that allowed an external party to request password reset emails for some users without authorization.
According to the company, there was no security breach and Instagram’s systems were not compromised.
We fixed an issue that allowed an external party to trigger password reset emails for some people. There was no breach of our systems, and Instagram accounts remain secure.You can ignore those emails — sorry for any confusion.
Instagram wrote on its official Threads account.The issue only caused password reset emails to be sent and did not give anyone access to user accounts.
Instagram reassured users that their accounts remain fully secure and said the problem has now been resolved. Users who received unexpected password reset emails are advised to ignore them, as no action is required.
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