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January 7, 2026 Verified Social Media

Instagram 2026 Data Breach Claim

The Instagram-associated January 2026 dataset consists of profile and contact information reportedly posted to an underground forum under a “2024 API leak” label.

6.2 Million
Email Identifiers
6
Data Types
Critical
Severity
Yes
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Exposed Data Types

6
Display names
Email addresses
Geographic locations
Phone numbers
User IDs
Usernames

Additional Information

Added DateJanuary 11, 2026
Breach DateJanuary 7, 2026
Domaininstagram.com
SourceAuthenticated attributed corpus, independent security reporting, and official platform statement
Last Content UpdateJuly 29, 2026

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Company Information

Company NameInstagram
SectorSocial Media
CountryUnited States
Websiteinstagram.com

Risk Level

Critical

The reported impact exceeds 1 million and falls within the critical severity band.

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