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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

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An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

www.engadget.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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Instagram says accounts 'are secure' after wave of suspicious password reset requests
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The leak may be responsible for Instagram users receiving plenty of emails requesting a password reset.
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  • Rhoeri@piefed.world
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    lol… it sucks to suck.

  • Bunbury@feddit.nl
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    Interesting. I deleted my account fully about 2 years ago at this point. I wonder if they still had enough of my data around to be in the breach

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    Explains the seemingly random PW reset request email I received the other day.

    Use a hardware security token for 2FA and sleep easy at night.

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    My SO just got locked out of her account. That have to verify their age to unlock it & nobody has gotten back to them. They are locked out of ALL of meta.

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      Fuck meta for that Nazi shit. It’s time to leave Meta’s crap

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    points to head can’t have your data breached if you never used Instagram in the first place

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      Hate to break it to you, but Facebook (ahem, sorry Meta) loves collecting your info even if you never use their services. So your info might be in this breach, even if you don’t have a username/password.

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