Instagram warned users to a new scam – Hackers steal profiles!

Instagram warned of fraud and begged users to be careful with direct messages and not to open copyright links.

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Instagram has warned his users to a new scam circulating on the social network, by which scammers want them to take other people's orders.

It is a direct message (DM) that users receive, which contains a false warning that the user has violated some copyright, and a link has been sent through which they must contact "support".

If you click on this link, however, you will send all your information (including the password) directly to the criminals.

Instagram warns against ever communicating directly with users, and especially not about such things as copyright infringement.

Also, they advised users not to open these links and not to reply to messages.

Instagram user guide

Instagram warned his users about the scam on Twitter. He took two steps to make sure the message actually came from Instagram and enable two-factor authentication.

You can check your user account settings to confirm that we have contacted you. You didn't find anything? Then the message is not from us, they warned from Instagram.

In a Twitter alert post, you can see what the contentious message looks like.

If you ever get an email that's supposed to be from Instagram itself, there's a way to check it out. You go into settings, then you go into security, and then you choose an e-mail option from Instagram. It will show you whether Instagram has sent you any emails in the last 14 days. If you don't find anything, the e-mail you got is a scam.

To enable two-step authentication to increase the security of your user account, enter the settings, and then security. There, choose a two-step authentication option. You will be offered the use of an authentication application, or you will receive a text message each time you sign in to your profile.