Instagram rolls out new security feature to help protect hacked accounts
3 years, 5 months ago

Instagram rolls out new security feature to help protect hacked accounts

The Hindu  

Facebook-owned Instagram Inc said on Tuesday it has rolled out a new security feature for users whose accounts have been hacked. The ‘Security Checkup’ feature will help users add an extra layer of protection to their previously compromised accounts by checking login activity, reviewing profile information, confirming the accounts that share login information and updating account recovery contact information such as phone number or e-mail, the company noted in a statement. There has been a rise in malicious accounts sending direct messages to users to try and access sensitive information like account passwords, Instagram said. Other additional security measures recommended by Instagram include enabling login requests, reporting questionable accounts and content, and updating contact details regularly.

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Instagram down: Users unable to send posts, messages, login failures reported
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Instagram down: Users unable to send posts, messages, login failures reported

India TV News  

Instagram is currently experiencing a widespread outage that is affecting thousands of users around the world, with a notable number of reports coming from India. Over 1,500 users have indicated issues, with 70 percent citing problems with the app itself, 16 percent reporting server connection difficulties, and 14 percent unable to log into their accounts. This outage has caused considerable …

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage
10 months ago

Facebook, Instagram hacked? Meta users wonder what's causing outage

Hindustan Times  

After Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered global outage, several users took to Elon Musk-owned X raising concerns if their accounts had been compromised. “Make sure yall change yall passwords when yall get back in yall Facebook & Instagram #hacked,” a user named NOVA posted. Meta's response on outage On global Facebook and Instagram outage, Meta said it …

How to regain your hacked account access on Instagram?- All you need to know
2 years ago

How to regain your hacked account access on Instagram?- All you need to know

India TV News  

Instagram a photo and video-sharing platform has announced that it will help users to regain access to their hacked accounts. In an official blog post, the platform said that it has created Instagram.com/hacked, a new destination for users where they can report and resolve account access issues. If someone is using multiple accounts on Instagram which are associated with their …

Instagram looking into outage as thousands of accounts 'suspended'
2 years, 2 months ago

Instagram looking into outage as thousands of accounts 'suspended'

The Hindu  

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Instagram fixes an outage that tells users their account is suspended
2 years, 2 months ago

Instagram fixes an outage that tells users their account is suspended

India TV News  

Instagram has announced that an outage which told users that their account is suspended is now fixed by the company. Thousands of Instagram users from all over the world reported issues of the outage, which locked them out and informed many that "we suspended your account". In an apology on Twitter, Instagram said: "We've resolved this bug now -- it …

Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls
2 years, 2 months ago

Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls

The Hindu  

Instagram will enhance features that help users block the accounts of abusers and trolls on the social media platform, the Meta Platforms-owned company said on Thursday. Users will now be able to block all existing accounts of a person, expanding a feature launched last year that only allowed the blocking of any new accounts that they may create. "Based on …

This Instagram tool will protect you from receiving nude photos in the DMs
2 years, 3 months ago

This Instagram tool will protect you from receiving nude photos in the DMs

India TV News  

Instagram is working on a new feature to protect users from receiving any explicit or nude content from unknown senders, in the direct messages on the platform. "We're working closely with experts to ensure these new features preserve people's privacy while giving them control over the messages they receive," a company spokesperson was quoted as saying. The move comes at …

Instagram launches new safety tools- what does it do?
2 years, 9 months ago

Instagram launches new safety tools- what does it do?

India TV News  

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Instagram to encourage teenagers to take a break from the platform and stay away from harmful content
3 years, 2 months ago

Instagram to encourage teenagers to take a break from the platform and stay away from harmful content

India Today  

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Instagram down for many users across the US and UK
3 years, 5 months ago

Instagram down for many users across the US and UK

The Independent  

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Here's How Instagram Is Making Itself Safer For Teens With New Tech & Restrictions
3 years, 5 months ago

Here's How Instagram Is Making Itself Safer For Teens With New Tech & Restrictions

News 18  

Facebook-owned photo sharing platform Instagram has announced a series of updates that are designed to make its app a safer place for online teens. Instagram said that it will default users to private accounts at sign-up if they are below the age of 16 – or 18 in certain areas like the European Union. Instagram said that according to its …

Explained: How To Keep Instagram Account Safe With New Security Check Feature
3 years, 5 months ago

Explained: How To Keep Instagram Account Safe With New Security Check Feature

News 18  

Facebook-owned photo sharing platform Instagram has introduced a new security check for people whose accounts have been hacked before. Apart from this, Instagram is also planning to introduce two-factor authentication through WhatsApp, in addition to its current two-factor authentication options that allow users to verify via phone nubers and authenticator apps. For those, whose accounts may have been hacked, Instagram …

Instagram Bug Could Let Anyone See Private Posts, Indian Dev Wins Rs 22 Lakh for Finding it
3 years, 6 months ago

Instagram Bug Could Let Anyone See Private Posts, Indian Dev Wins Rs 22 Lakh for Finding it

News 18  

An Indian developer and bug bounty hunter has been rewarded about Rs 22 lakh by the Facebook group for finding an Instagram bug that could allow anyone to view various posts of a private Instagram account, without following them. According to Fartade, the bug could have allowed attackers or those with intents of cyber espionage to target select posts of …

Hacker Creates Instagram Story That is Making Smartphones Crash
3 years, 8 months ago

Hacker Creates Instagram Story That is Making Smartphones Crash

News 18  

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Instagram Introduces Safety Prompts for Teenage Users, Adults Can No Longer DM Teens Who Don't Follow Them
3 years, 9 months ago

Instagram Introduces Safety Prompts for Teenage Users, Adults Can No Longer DM Teens Who Don't Follow Them

News 18  

Instagram is becoming a safer platform for young users. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform has banned adults from direct messaging teenagers who don’t follow them and is introducing “safety prompts” that will be shown to teens when they send a message to adults who have been “exhibiting potentially suspicious behaviour.” Safety prompts will give teenagers the option of reporting or blocking …

Instagram accounts take downs and the role of ‘OGUsers’ explained
3 years, 10 months ago

Instagram accounts take downs and the role of ‘OGUsers’ explained

The Hindu  

A few weeks ago, Facebook Inc took down several Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for large sums of money, including the accounts of people behind this activity. Twitter said that it worked with Facebook to seize accounts tied to top members of OGUsers, citing that it went against the platform’s manipulation and spam policy. OGUsers themselves were subject …

An Instagram bug exposed users' personal data; Facebook says issue has now been patched
4 years ago

An Instagram bug exposed users' personal data; Facebook says issue has now been patched

Firstpost  

It was found that the attack also worked on accounts that users had kept private in their settings and in accounts that were set to not accept DMs from the public. While Instagram promises users when they sign up for the service that their email ID and birthday will not be publically visible, security researcher Saugat Pokharel, recently discovered a …

Instagram Focusing on Tackling Harassment, Helping Creators Monetise: CEO Adam Mosseri
4 years ago

Instagram Focusing on Tackling Harassment, Helping Creators Monetise: CEO Adam Mosseri

News 18  

Instagram is looking at ways to tackle harassment for public figures as its utmost priority right now, said CEO Adam Mosseri. At the Facebook Fuel for India 2020 conference earlier today, Mosseri, in conversation with popular Instagram content creator Kusha Kapila, highlighted the work that the company has so far managed to do with regulating acts of bullying on Instagram, …

Instagram Fixes Critical Vulnerability; Know How Devices Can Be Hacked By Sending Malicious Photos
4 years, 3 months ago

Instagram Fixes Critical Vulnerability; Know How Devices Can Be Hacked By Sending Malicious Photos

ABP News  

Facebook has fixed a critical fault on Instagram that can help an attacker take over a user's Instagram account, and turn their phone into a spying tool, by simply sending them a malicious image file.When a malicious image is saved and opened in the Instagram app, the hacker can gain full access to the victim's Instagram messages and images, which …

Instagram Had a Major Bug That Could Have Given Hackers Full Control of Your Account
4 years, 3 months ago

Instagram Had a Major Bug That Could Have Given Hackers Full Control of Your Account

News 18  

Instagram reportedly had a major bug that could have allowed hackers to remotely gain full access to your account. Making matters worse, the bug could have allowed attackers to also get access to your entire contacts list, along with your phone camera and location data. If unsuspecting users downloaded the file and open the Instagram app again, the remote access …

Facebook's official accounts on Twitter, Instagram hacked
4 years, 11 months ago

Facebook's official accounts on Twitter, Instagram hacked

India TV News  

The official Twitter accounts of Facebook and its messaging app Messenger were hacked and the cybercriminals posted messages from both the platforms. The hackers also temporarily took over Facebook's accounts on Instagram through a third-party platform and posted a photo of the hackers' group. The same group has also compromised Twitter accounts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack …

Tammy Hembrow responds after her Instagram account was HACKED
5 years, 1 month ago

Tammy Hembrow responds after her Instagram account was HACKED

Daily Mail  

A furious Tammy Hembrow has spoken out after her Instagram account was hacked overnight on Wednesday. Fighting words: A furious Tammy Hembrow has responded after her Instagram account was hacked overnight on Wednesday Fans were quick to jump to her defence, with one follower sharing a series of middle finger emojis and commenting: 'To the hacker from me also xoxo'. …

Instagram Launches New Tool to Help Users Detect Phishing Emails
5 years, 3 months ago

Instagram Launches New Tool to Help Users Detect Phishing Emails

News 18  

Instagram is introducing a new way for its users to help them identify phishing emails and safeguard themselves against hackers. "Bad actors are getting better at imitating emails from Instagram, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to distinguish between a genuine email and a fake one," an Instagram spokesperson said in a statement. The "other" tab will display …

Chennai techie finds flaw in Instagram again, wins $10,000
5 years, 4 months ago

Chennai techie finds flaw in Instagram again, wins $10,000

India TV News  

Barely a month after winning $30,000 from Facebook for spotting a flaw in Instagram, Chennai-based security researcher Laxman Muthiyah on Monday said he again discovered a new account takeover vulnerability on the photo and video-sharing app. The new vulnerability that Muthiyah spotted was similar to the one he reported in July and allowed anyone to hack Instagram accounts without consent …

Instagram bug found by Indian security researcher let him hack into any account
5 years, 5 months ago

Instagram bug found by Indian security researcher let him hack into any account

Firstpost  

Indian security researcher Laxman Muthiyah recently found a bug in the Instagram app, which allowed him to hack into any account on the platform. Muthiyah said that the vulnerability allowed him to “hack any Instagram account without consent permission”, IANS reported. “Instagram forgot password endpoint is the first thing that came to my mind while looking for an account takeover …

Instagram reportedly testing out new feature to let users recover hacked accounts
5 years, 6 months ago

Instagram reportedly testing out new feature to let users recover hacked accounts

Firstpost  

This new feature being tested out by Instagram will also protect people whose usernames were changed. As per a new report, Instagram is currently testing a new feature that will help users reaccess hacked accounts. The report by Motherboard says that Instagram is rolling out a test that will ask users to enter the email address or phone number linked …

Instagram testing new way of recovering hacked accounts
5 years, 6 months ago

Instagram testing new way of recovering hacked accounts

The Quint  

San Francisco, June 17 To offer more assurance in recovering hacked accounts, Facebook-owned messaging app Instagram is testing a new in-app account recovery process. As part of the new test process, for recovery, users are being asked to fill in their personal information such as their original email address or phone number and later send them a six-digit code to …

Facebook reveals millions of Instagram passwords were stored in plain text on its servers
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook reveals millions of Instagram passwords were stored in plain text on its servers

Firstpost  

Our investigation has determined that these stored passwords were not internally abused, said Facebook Not a day goes by when we don’t hear of another Facebook screw-up. It has emerged that millions of Instagram users’ passwords were accidentally stored in plain text on Facebook’s servers. Just last month we had heard about how Facebook employees had access to around 600 …

Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords

The Quint  

San Francisco, April 19 A day after admitting it "unintentionally" uploaded emails of nearly 1.5 million of new users, Facebook has now revealed that millions of Instagram passwords were stored on its servers in a readable format. Last month, Facebook said that it fixed a security issue wherein millions of its users' passwords were stored in plain text and "readable" …

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