Got a random Instagram password reset email? Here’s what actually happened
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend.
- Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system.
- Even Android Authority got multiple reset emails for our official account.
Over the weekend, Instagram users around the world were spooked after receiving unexpected emails asking them to reset their passwords. Given the nature of the email, many worried their accounts had been hacked.
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