Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’

Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to send those emails, but no break-ins were recorded.