Instagram appears to have hacked and this is affecting hundreds of Instagram users, leaving people locked out of their accounts.
Some users found themselves unexpectedly logged out of their accounts and unable to log back in. The attackers successfully changed the instagram account name, profile pictures, passwords and email addresses associated with the account, with the new email address originating from Russia.
Profile pictures of affected users have been replaced with Pirates of the Carribean photo and Instagram management have this to say;
We are aware that some people are having difficulty accessing their Instagram accounts. If you think you have been impacted, please follow our guidance to regain access: https://t.co/DfHpQuk9SJ
— Instagram (@instagram) August 15, 2018
“We are aware that some people are having difficulty accessing their Instagram accounts,” the company tweeted. “If you think you have been impacted, please follow our guidance to regain access.”
However, some users are still complaining that the guide Instagram provided to regain access to the hacked Instagram account has not been helpful so far.
“I’m concerned because my account has been taken over by the hacker – but I did not receive any email from Instagram whatsoever when my email was changed,” one Twitter user wrote to Instagram.
Is your Instagram account hacked?
Gbese
any instagram user here should let us know.
Hmmm. So what will the hackers benefit from that? Too bad
I guess there is a kind of gain after the whole hacking thing. Because I wonder why they are doing this in the first place..
Do you know people make a lot of money from Instagram every minutes? The gain is not just monetary but those hacked accounts will be turn to spam bot and I guess you know what spam bot can do
Hackers always testing their abilities
That’s it for istagramers. but for me, I no send…
Mine is Fine, people will always be victims of this as far as social media is concerned.
Am sure those hacked accounts must be special..pele
To what end…
Time to change one’s password
No concern me
But I still the wonder what this hackers due benefit from this act
Isokay, let them continue oooo….
Seems like the hack didn’t get to African accounts
My wasnt hacked. I believe it will be resolved soon
Why Dem no hack mine nah… That app alone consumes over 70% of my data
Mine wasn’t hacked
Even if they hack it I v nothing to worry about..
Bcuz I hardly use it
my account dey kampe Notting do am
I login today self