Roughly 2-3 hours ago, I noticed unauthorized access to my Instagram. Is there anyone who might have advice or can help? #meta #facebook #instagram
Why not turn on 2FA?
Because I'm an idiot. I can't login anymore.
Did you go here and report it? https://www.instagram.com/hacked/ It should normally get fixed in a day or two.
Of course. After I entered my username using the link you provided, I was just redirected to this page. https://help.instagram.com/374546259294234 Is that enough to report this account? Or should I do anything on this site? Because the FAQ sections aren't really helpful
I just went through the "Forgot Password" process and saw my email there, which is reassuring. However, after I had to enter a code from my email, then it asked me for a backup code that I don't have. The alternative was to provide a selfie video, but the issue is that I don't have any selfie photos of me on IG. Now I received the following email: We weren't able to confirm your identity from the video you submitted. You can submit a new video and we'll review it again. Learn more. Thanks, The Instagram Team
Wouldn’t you reach out to instagram instead of blind? Come on man.
No. I didn't share anything.
This happened to me for Facebook account. I just had to wait for two days :( for them to respond
By then lot of weird messages were sent to friends and family. So I just deleted that account, apologized and created a new one after an year or so
How did you contact Facebook? The funny thing is, my account hasn't changed at all. None of my friends are receiving strange emails.
Multi factor authentication.. make it a mandate
Actual access, or attempts to change the password? The two are entirely different.
Access. My email and password have been changed, preventing me from logging in
RIP
Isn't it obvious? Change your password asap. Statistically it's likely it's just you or someone close to you. In unlikely scenario, It could also be a hacker who hacked into your account through social engineering, but then decided that it's not worth it, else they would have changed the password already.
Yeah the point is my password is already changed. That's the problem. So I cannot sign in into my account anymore.
Oh sorry to hear that. Looks like it's been hacked. You can try your hand at trying to reset it, but it mostly won't work because they would've changed the reset email as well. Your only bet is to contact support and then provide evidence that it's your account, and you'll eventually get back your account. But it might, unfortunately, take a few days at least.