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Instagram hack locks users out of their accounts
An Instagram hack has led to users being locked out of their accounts.
The hack was first uncovered by Mashable, which noted that even with two-factor authentication in place, snap-happy Instagram users were still vulnerable to the attack that attempts to hijack accounts.
It looks like a Russian hacker or hacking group could be behind the attack and that’s arguably indicative of Russian hacking activity or perhaps someone else running the attacks through a proxy.
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According to victims who’ve been tweeting about their Instagram woes, the attack has seen their usernames, profile pictures passwords, email addresses and even connected Facebook accounts all changed.
And what have the hackers done with the hijacked accounts? Replace profile pic with Pixar or Disney characters… because… well, just because.
At the time of writing, it looks like the attacks are still happening and Instagram users are getting pretty peeved at the process of getting their account back.
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