But the hackers seem to be getting more sophisticated, and they are so good at pulling at people’s heartstrings or circumventing their better judgment. Lately there have been numerous reports of Instagram accounts being hacked and taken over by who knows who and then being used to solicit the account’s followers to purchase bitcoin or other fabulous things for sale. The hackers will send requests through Messenger accounts and offer a convincing story that the account holder is making the request. A recent CBC news story told of an account whose hackers even used the account-holder’s personal photos to promote adult content. Finally, I would like to ask all followers of my old Instagram account to not respond to any requests to screenshot something and send it back, or anything for that matter.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2022 07:05 UTC