Microsoft Edge is removing its custom primary password option, automatically transitioning users to Windows Hello.

If your login info was exposed, don't panic -- but don't ignore it either. Here's how to secure your accounts, change ...

Microsoft has ended all support for the Vista/Server 2008 codebase Standard support, ESU, and even PA timelines have all passed Windows Server 2012 is next, ESU ends October 2026 Microsoft has ...

If you got an unexpected email from Instagram asking you to reset your password last week, you weren't alone. Users received these emails starting around January 8, but parent company Meta has not ...

Many Instagram users recently received password reset emails even though they never tried to change their password. This sudden message worried people, and many feared that their accounts had been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This surprise Instagram message could signal an attack attempt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Instagram is addressing confusion after some users reported receiving unexpected password reset emails in recent days. In a ...

Instagram says password reset emails sent this week can be safely ignored No breach of Instagram's systems occurred and accounts remain secure Uncertainty surrounds how an external party caused mass ...

A wave of password reset emails went out to Instagram users around the world over the weekend. Instagram claims there was no data breach, but rather an abuse of its reset system. Even Android ...

Instagram has denied it has been victim to a data breach after many users received emails prompting them to reset their password. The firm said it had resolved a problem which allowed "an external ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The company claims there was no breach of its systems. The company claims there was no breach of its systems. is ...