A recent disclosure revealed that data associated with more than 17.5 million Instagram accounts was exposed through a large-scale data leak, with records reportedly including user IDs, contact details, and account metadata, according to CyberPress. While no direct breach of Instagram’s core infrastructure has been publicly confirmed, the exposed dataset highlights a persistent challenge for
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