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Confirmed breach

Instagram data breach

Country being checked · instagram.com

A breach of Instagram was added to Have I Been Pwned’s breach database on 11 January 2026. It affected 6,215,150 accounts. Exposed: Email addresses, Phone numbers, Usernames, Display names and Geographic locations. The breach began on 7 January 2026, 4 days before it was reported.

Status

Confirmed breach

People affected

6,215,150 accounts

Reported

11 January 2026

Breach began

7 January 2026

Time to tell

4 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Usernames
• Display names
• Geographic locations

Sources

• Breach database · 11 January 2026 · 6,215,150 accountsHave I Been Pwned

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If Instagram had your data

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2. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Instagram, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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