Instagram offers three elements scammers thrive on: scale, trust and plausible deniability. Threat actors can create or hijack accounts in volume. Once they do, they can start luring victims with ...

A large number of Instagram users have received emails telling them to reset their passwords, prompting confusion and concern ...

━CHAPTERS━ 00:00 Verification Is A Scam 02:07 Instagram Verification 05:54 Scentbird Ad 07:24 Instagram Scammer 11:21 Twitter Verification & Twitter Blue 15:35 Twitch Partnership Check 17:00 Honorable ...

Hackers are counting on users to panic and click the “Reset Password” button or “let us know” link without thinking about these scam emails.

UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m. EST We have updated this story, initially published on January 10, to include a statement from Instagram responding to concerns about password reset scams, saying that ...