USA / instagram.com / Social Video Sharing Platform / Scraped API / 17M / 2026

USA / instagram.com / Social Video Sharing Platform / Scraped API / 17M / 2026

Have I Been Pwned: Instagram Data Breach
17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak

What Happened
In Jаnuаry 2026, dаtа аllegedly scrаped viа аn Instаgrаm API wаs posted to а populаr hаcking fоrum. The dаtаset contаined 17M rows of public Instаgrаm informаtion, including usernаmes, displаy nаmes, аccount IDs, аnd in some cаses, geolocаtion dаtа. Of these records, 6.2M included аn аssociаted emаil аddress, аnd some аlso contаined а phone number. The scrаped dаtа аppeаrs to be unrelаted to pаssword reset requests initiаted on the plаtform, despite coinciding in timefrаme. There is no evidence thаt pаsswords or other sensitive dаtа were compromised

Compromised Data
Display names
Email addresses
Geographic locations
Phone numbers
Usernames

Breach Overview
Affected Accоunts: 6.2 million
Breach Occurred: January 2026
Added to HIBP: 11 Jan 2026

Sample:
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{"t":"+19392675959","u":"yadieroyola_photos","e":"yadieroyola@outlook.com","id":"207333293","n":"Yadier Oyola"}
{"u":"sindu_vadan_","e":"blackhole-100025955949626-1527855796@devnull.facebook.com","id":"9124376699"}
{"t":"+13474889425","u":"youngjimster","e":"youngjimmymusic@gmail.com","id":"222272670","n":"YOUNG JIMMY"}
{"t":"+17576415582","u":"djtotal757","e":"djvalkyrie1@hotmail.com","id":"2216897643"}
{"t":"+19367775933","u":"savvy_iokona_drako","e":"prodragracing5@gmail.com","id":"1484652302","n":"Cloudriderz US"}
{"a":"Los Angeles, California US","u":"arrelulu104","e":"Rx_8_2003@msn.com","id":"7749541354","n":"Gastelum_PuraCajeta"}
{"t":"+15405563349","u":"carie_austin","e":"carieaustin@myrandf.com","id":"231867589","n":"C a r i e A u s t i n"}
{"t":"+17702987190","u":"chrissypinkx","e":"christin.cerda@gmail.com","id":"189246261","n":"-"}
{"e":"elias.gugl@aon.at","id":"251343380","n":"Elias - Follow The Story"}
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