[Hidden-tech] Instagram Hack--is it phishing?

[Rich]

Claudia,
Does sound like a bunch of phishing - I'd go to the normal instagram 
login - and click on the forgot password link.
It requires your current email tied to the account - which I'm sure 
you'll have seen from the myriad of emails instagram sends.
This way you know what comes in is a valid email from IG.

Good luck - Rich

On 12/5/2020 11:54 AM, claudia--- via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>
> When I opened my Instagram account on my iphone, I received a notice: 
> “We detected an Unusual login attempt” and two options, and I clicked 
> on “this wasn’t me.” The next screen asked for my “new password” and 
> then “verify password” but never asked for my current password. Which 
> really feels like phishing. So I didn’t offer a new password or 
> complete the request.
>
> I then saw in my email account linked to Instagram a few similar 
> notices from different places in the world with a similar message:
>
> “We Noticed a New Login, claudiagere0
>
> We noticed a login from a device you don't usually use.”
>
> There was a link, which looks official, but led to an invalid page 
> notice “This is not a valid link.” I’ve added a space before .com so 
> no one clicks inadvertently if it is corrupt.
>
> https://instagram.com/accounts/password/reset/confirm/?uidb36=l4givs&token=Bo5FqK8IQM3oTumYKY2aU3k8KqKyQPqFQPhXd24H1l7lYU9QSll0H2SjHDirmb9s:password_reset_email&v=1.3.4...0...0...2.5...1.1.6&s=login_notification_email
>
> Do I go ahead and put in new password and confirm? Not sure if I have 
> anything to lose as I’m locked out anyway. Appreciate any shared 
> experience with this or suggestions. Thank you, Claudia
>
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