Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Update: Instagram has issued an official response to the password reset email issue, stating there was no data breach involved.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Some Instagram users appear to be receiving fake password reset emails—a common technique used in phishing scams.

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Instagram denied a breach of its systems — but also warned that those sketchy password reset emails were triggered by an external party. The entire situation is bizarre and, frankly, confusing.