<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Millions of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/instagram" rel="" target="_blank" title="Instagram"><span>Instagram</span></a><span> users have been warned to be on the lookout for suspicious password reset emails following an unconfirmed data breach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Users have reported receiving multiple password reset emails without requesting one.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The reset links appear to be sent from a legitimate Instagram email.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/live-updates-victorian-bushfires-and-cyclone-koji-forms/785b1734-98e7-42a4-a460-d2e2a0da2441" rel="" target="_blank" title="Trio of bushfires still burning as Queensland braces for cyclone landfall"><strong><span>Trio of bushfires still burning as Queensland braces for cyclone landfall</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/minneapolis-ice-shooting-fbi-won-co-operate-with-state-investigators/b520c083-5f61-4e23-b9a0-bfd266da6702" target="" title="FBI won't co-operate with state investigators in ICE shooting case"><strong><span>FBI won't co-operate with state investigators in ICE shooting case</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the emails, users are told that Instagram has been sent a request to reset their password.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It provides two links: to either reset your password or to "let us know" if you did not request this.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/instagram-password-reset-email-warning/182a2a38-10b1-440b-9222-381f24d7fab5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you ignore this message, your password will not be changed," the message reads.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The vast majority of these emails may have been sent following a reported cyberbreach, according to cybersecurity firm </span><a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/" rel="" target="_blank" title="Malwarebytes"><em><span>Malwarebytes</span></em></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is claimed Instagram data was stolen in late 2024, which allowed hackers to scrape user profile data from around 17.5 million profiles.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Malwarebytes reported that sensitive information, including usernames, addresses, phone numbers and emails, were scraped in the alleged breach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Users have advised to ignore any unprompted password reset emails and to avoid clicking the links.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-bushfires-firefighter-brigade-commander-tyrone-rice-loses-harcourt-home/718c8e02-4f8c-4ece-896d-529653115e8d"><strong><span>'It was too late': Brigade commander loses home while defending neighbouring properties</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Instagram states that password reset emails may not be a cause for alarm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Receiving a password reset email doesn't necessarily mean that your account has been hacked," Instagram said on its website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For example, when someone is trying to log into their account or reset their password, they may mistype or misremember their email address or username and enter yours by mistake.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Only people who know your Instagram password or click the login link in this email can log in to your account."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Meta-owned social media giant states that official correspondence only comes from @mail.instagram.com.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you do have additional security concerns, you may want to reset your password and enable two-factor authentication," Instagram states.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meta has not confirmed if there has been a cybersecurity breach impacting Instagram.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nine.com.au has contacted Meta for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" 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