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"After almost 40 years in technology, it finally happened. I had one of my
accounts hacked. Blast it. The target was my Instagram account. While I'm very
active on social networks, Instagram was the one I used the least. Here's what
happened.
Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or
maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
It all started when I got a plausible Instagram message from a friend. His
message asked for my help and included a reset link for their account. Rather
than asking me to click the link, which I'd never do in a million years, it
simply asked me to send him back a screenshot of the message including the
link. I thought, "How can I be hacked by sending a PNG image?" After all, it
wasn't a reset link for my account. So I replied with the image.
Oh foolish, foolish me."
Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "Something appears rotten with
Instagram’s 2FA security."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
