In this edition: It’s Time For Data Privacy Week — and we’re going to make you a privacy wizard.
Here’s why passwords are the key to protecting your accounts.
Has your Instagram account been hacked? That’s a big problem right now, but you can avoid it.
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Insta users: heads up. Leaked info on over 17 million people apparently includes usernames, email addresses, and phone numbers — but not account passwords.
That’s why many of us are seeing real Instagram password-reset emails, even though we never clicked “Forgot password?”.
If you follow instructions to reset your password, scammers can hijack your account and lock you out. And if you click the link that says, “let us know,” scammers will then know your email address is active.
What Instagram users should do
Change your Instagram password to a long, unique one (not used on any other site).
Turn on two-step verification (2FA) by going to Profile > Settings > Password Security > Two-factor authentication.
Treat every unexpected message about your Instagram account as suspicious.
If you get an email or DM about your account, don’t click on links in the message.
Instead, open the Instagram or website app yourself, go to Settings → Security, and check for alerts there.