---
title: "Instagram says there was no breach after a wave of password reset emails"
description: "Some users received suspicious password reset emails. Instagram says the issue is fixed and the emails can be ignored."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/instagram-no-breach-password-reset-emails
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-01-11T20:30:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T22:27:55.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Security"
tags: ["Instagram","Meta","Password","Security","Malwarebytes"]
sources: ["Instagram (X)","Malwarebytes","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/meta-social-16x9-1-d0a9b626.jpg
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  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/instagram-no-breach-password-reset-emails
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/instagram-no-breach-password-reset-emails
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Instagram says there was no breach after a wave of password reset emails

> Some users received suspicious password reset emails. Instagram says the issue is fixed and the emails can be ignored.

![Image: Meta](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/meta-social-16x9-1-d0a9b626.jpg)

On January 11, many **Instagram** users received suspicious **password reset** emails they had not requested.

## What Instagram said

Instagram wrote on X that it "fixed an issue that let an external party request password reset emails for some people", adding that there was **"no breach"**.

> "You can ignore those emails — sorry for any confusion."

Instagram gave no details about the external party or the issue.

## Malwarebytes' claim

Earlier, security firm **Malwarebytes** claimed on Bluesky that data from **17.5 million** Instagram accounts had been stolen. Instagram rejects that claim.

## Protect yourself

- **Don't click** links in suspicious emails
- Turn on **two-factor authentication** for your account
- If you use the same password elsewhere, change it

**Sources:** Instagram (X), Malwarebytes, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-01-11. Cite as: “Instagram says there was no breach after a wave of password reset emails”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/instagram-no-breach-password-reset-emails