[Hidden-tech] Instagram Hack--is it phishing? Nope. It was legit

[claudia at claudiagere.com]

Turns out the request was legit from Instagram.though strange with broken
links, etc. I finally got to the actual login page on the website and they
recognized my computer, so it became clear they knew it was me and simply
asked me to reset my password. Sorry for the false alarm. Best, Claudia 

 

From: Claudia Gere <claudia at claudiagere.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2020 11:55 AM
To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
Subject: Instagram Hack--is it phishing?

 

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
<https://instagram.com/accounts/password/reset/confirm/?uidb36=l4givs&token=
Bo5FqK8IQM3oTumYKY2aU3k8KqKyQPqFQPhXd24H1l7lYU9QSll0H2SjHDirmb9s:password_re
set_email&v=1.3.4...0...0...2.5...1.1.6&s=login_notification_email>
&token=Bo5FqK8IQM3oTumYKY2aU3k8KqKyQPqFQPhXd24H1l7lYU9QSll0H2SjHDirmb9s:pass
word_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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