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Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain): According to Engadget citing Malwarebytes, Instagram reportedly suffered a data breach exposing sensitive information of ~17.5M users, including usern…

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According to Engadget citing Malwarebytes, Instagram reportedly suffered a data breach exposing sensitive information of ~17.5M users, including usernames, emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses. The data is allegedly being sold on the dark web and could enable phishing and account takeovers. Malwarebytes said the incident may be linked to an Instagram API exposure in 2024. Meta has not issued an official response; users are advised to enable 2FA and change passwords. https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html

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