New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- After several Instagram users last week reported receiving unexpected password reset request emails, it has now been reported that a massive data breach may be behind it.

On Saturday evening (IST), cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes reported a massive data theft from the Meta-owned social media platform, claiming that the sensitive information of a whopping 17.5 million Instagram users had been compromised.

"Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more," Malwarebytes said, adding that the stolen data had been made available for sale on the dark web and could be "abused by cybercriminals".

As Malware...