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

Jackson Chen / engadget - If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwar…


Data Breach & Dark Web Exposure

Personal Info on 17.5 Million Users May Have Leaked to Dark Web After 2024 Instagram Breach

7 wks / slashdot / EditorDavid

Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5M users

7 wks / ycombinator

17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak

7 wks / reddit / /u/FitFuel7663

Instagram data of 17.5 million users resurfaces online after 2024 incident

7 wks / digitaltrends

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

7 wks / engadget / Jackson Chen

Instagram Data Leak Exposes Sensitive Info of 17.5M Accounts

7 wks / reddit / /u/pheexio


Instagram Response & Fixes

Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak

7 wks / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Instagram says it fixed the issue that let someone send all those password reset emails

7 wks / theverge / Terrence O’Brien


Other: Account Lockouts

Wild number of Instagram lockouts revealed

7 wks / news.com.au


Password Reset Scam Warnings

Instagram users warned over hacking fears

7 wks / news.com.au

Instagram users warned over hacking fears

7 wks / news.com.au

Did You Get an Instagram Password Reset Email Recently? This Might Be the Very Unpleasant Reason

7 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Beware Instagram reset password scams that users report are on the rise

7 wks / mashable


All Other Stories

Instagram Fixes Issue That Resulted in Password Reset Emails Being Sent

7 wks / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Instagram Password Reset Bug Sparks Conflicting Breach Claims

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Instagram denies data breach, blames reset glitch

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Instagram denies security breach as password reset emails are sent out

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Instagram says it fixed the issue behind shady password reset emails

7 wks / digitaltrends

Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies data leak

7 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Instagram denies data breach after password reset emails spark leak claims

7 wks / siliconangle / Duncan Riley

Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests

7 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Instagram says it fixed a bug that allowed threat actors to mass-request password reset emails, amid claims that data from more than 17 million Instagram accounts was scraped and leaked online.

7 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak

7 wks / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

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Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #government #asia #censorship #contentmoderation #xai #grokai #digitalprivacy

Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over sexualized deepfakes

7 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Grok Limits Image Generation On X To Premium Users, But Use For Non-Consensual Deepfakes Still Widespread

7 wks / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first

7 wks / reddit / /u/cnn

Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes

7 wks / npr / The Associated Press

It begins. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/m...

7 wks / bsky / @joyouspanther.bsky.social / joyouspanther.bsky.social

Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes

7 wks / go

Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk's Grok due to obscene, non-consensual content

7 wks / cnbc

‘The Humiliation Is the Point’: Women Speak Out Over Sexualized Grok Images

7 wks / reddit / /u/Disastrous_Award_789

Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut

7 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes

7 wks / bbc

Malaysia and Indonesia block X over failure to curb deepfake smut

7 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Epic Games CEO Defends Grok AI After It's Used To Create Illegal Child Abuse Content And Deepfakes

7 wks / reddit / /u/PeanutCheeseBar

U.S. Senators Ask Cook and Pichai to Remove X and Grok From App Store and Play Store

7 wks / senate / John Gruber

Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok access, UK threatens ban as explicit deepfake problem grows

7 wks / mashable

Grok Deepfaked Renée Nicole Good’s Body Into a Bikini

7 wks / reddit / /u/Salt-Harvester

UK, Canada and Australia in talks to ban X over explicit Grok AI trend

7 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Musk’s Grok AI Blocked in Indonesia, Malaysia Over Sexual Images

7 wks / bloomberg / Soraya PermatasariRam Anand

Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X

7 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Indonesia Blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI For Explicit Deepfake Abuse

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.

7 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Indonesia has the balls. Does anyone else? gizmodo.com/indonesia-re...

7 wks / bsky / @kolchak.bsky.social / kolchak.bsky.social

Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

7 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Indonesia blocks Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

7 wks / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

The Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Just Reportedly Blocked Grok

7 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing

7 wks / reddit / /u/mepper

Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualised images

1 month / reddit / /u/moeka_8962

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UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence

Connor Jones / theregister - Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation ANALYSIS From May's cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in UK government.…

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #infosec #government #governance #uk #internet #law #digitalprivacy

Musk Calls UK ‘Fascist’ as Row Over X’s Grok AI Images Escalates

7 wks / bloomberg / Damian Shepherd

UK government exempting itself from cyber law inspires little confidence

7 wks / ycombinator

UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence

7 wks / theregister / Connor Jones

Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 17731 / 3 stories in 7 wks


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