Is your Instagram account hacked from a bitcoin scam?

Ignore any offers on Instagram that seem too good to be true. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. If your Instagram account is hacked from a bitcoin scam, 1) check your email account for a message from Instagram, 2) request a login link from Instagram and 3) request a security code or support from Instagram.

What to do if your Instagram account is hacked?

If your Instagram account is hacked from a bitcoin scam, 1) check your email account for a message from Instagram, 2) request a login link from Instagram and 3) request a security code or support from Instagram. For more information, read our blog on how to protect yourself from a hacked Instagram account.

What happens if you post links to fake bitcoins on Instagram?

Once someone clicks on the link, their money is gone, and their Instagram credentials are compromised. Then, the victim is locked out of their Instagram account, and the account is used to post more links to fake bitcoin investments.

What is the Instagram scam?

Instagram hackers are taking over user accounts in a new scam that tries to trick people into buying Bitcoins. The indiscriminate cyber attacks lock people out of the app, change their password, and then post testimonials pretending that brokers have made a profit on their behalf by investing Bitcoin for them.