Instagram warning after hackers ‘access personal information using only username’

Meta users have issued a warning after hackers were able to access other people’s emails and phone numbers using just their Instagram username. (Picture: Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Hackers have been able to obtain Instagram users’ personal details using only someone’s username, cybersecurity experts say.

Days after it was revealed that a loophole allowed attackers to access other people’s Instagram accounts using Meta’s AI chatbot, cybersecurity experts believe they have found another privacy leak.

The newsletter International Cyber Digest has claimed you can use Instagram’s account recovery function to g...