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Received an Instagram password reset email? Here’s what you need to know

January 12, 2026 - Instagram users received emails last week about purported password reset attempts. At the same time, Instagram data appeared on the dark web.

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How to set up two factor authentication (2FA) on your Instagram account

October 27, 2025 - Step-by-step instructions on how to enable 2FA on your Instagram account—for Android, iOS, and on the web.

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News | Privacy

Instagram Map: What is it and how do I control it?

August 18, 2025 - Meta has introduced Instagram Map. How can you control what others can see about your location? An explainer.

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News | Scams

Watch out: Instagram users targeted in novel phishing campaign

July 25, 2025 - Phishers are using legitimate looking Instagram emails in order to scam users.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

June 18, 2025 - Several Instagram ads have been found impersonating banks, including the usage of deepfake videos to defraud consumers.

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Data breaches | News

184 million logins for Instagram, Roblox, Facebook, Snapchat, and more exposed online

May 27, 2025 - A huge dataset with all kinds of sensitive information, likely to be the result of infostealers, has been found unsecured online.

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News | Privacy | Scams

Upload a video selfie to get your Facebook or Instagram account back

October 22, 2024 - Meta wants to introduce the option to upload a video selfie if you need to recover a lost Facebook or Instagram account.

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News | Privacy

Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined

October 1, 2024 - The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext.

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News | Scams

Don’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post

September 25, 2024 - Instagram users are sharing a hoax in enormous numbers in an attempt at preventing Meta from harvesting their posts and photos to train its AI.

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News | Scams

Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram

July 26, 2024 - Meta has taken down a whopping number of Instagram accounts directly involved in sextortion and more accounts aimed at training scammers

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