Forbes reported data leak on 17.5 million Instagram accounts
Up to 17.5 million Instagram accounts (owned by Meta, a company whose activities are recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) could be at risk amid a database leak and a wave of password reset attacks. This was reported on January 10 by Forbes magazine.
According to the publication, information about a possible leak appeared on the hacker forum BreachForums a few hours before users began to receive massive notifications about password changes.
"Now it seems likely that the surge in password reset attempts is related to an emergency story about the leak of 17.5 million Instagram user accounts," the publication notes.
Forbes emphasizes that such attacks are designed for the effect of surprise and user panic.
At the same time, the social network itself indicates that receiving an email about password reset does not necessarily mean hacking the account. The Instagram support service reminded that two-factor authentication will help protect the account so that no one has access to it.
The publication recommends that users do not follow links from emails if the password change request was not initiated independently, and check whether two-factor authentication is enabled.
Earlier, on January 4, it was reported that fraudsters posing as telecom operators use messages about the expiration of a number or its imminent blocking to obtain authorization codes from citizens, including for access to the Gosuslugi portal. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation noted that such schemes often begin with an imitation of account hacking and urgent offers to "extend the contract." The ministry stressed that telecom operators do not request codes from SMS, and communication with such requests should be stopped immediately.
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