The Cyber Police of Ukraine has arrested three individuals on suspicion of hijacking more than 100 million emails and Instagram accounts from users across the world. The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, are said to be part of an organized criminal group living in different parts of the country. If convicted, they face up […]
Instagram is an amazing social platform where you can stay in touch with your friends and influencers, but sometimes it can be too much. Taking a break may help. Instagram makes it easier than Twitter to deactivate an account temporarily – log back in again when ready! Reactivation can happen just as quickly! How to […]
Instagram doesn’t inform its users when their Story or Reel has been screengrabbed – no matter whether they have millions of followers or just an everyday account – which means their content could go unnoticed if it gets screengrabbed. Once again, users will not receive a notification if someone takes screenshots of their dissolving DM […]
A Major Data Leak of information affects well-known social media sites, including TikTok, Instagram, and Yahoo. The alleged data leak included a 178GB TikTok database, over 17 million records on Instagram accounts, and a database leak for Yahoo! accounts. SOCRadar Dark Web Team has discovered significant database breaches in social media networks. Additionally, they detected […]
We all have social media accounts and use them to share photos, videos, and thoughts with the world. But what if you no longer want that account to be accessible? What if you want to delete it permanently? In this article, we will walk you through the steps necessary to delete an account from Instagram. […]
The United States Department of Justice has announced that a Ukrainian programmer has been charged, among other things, with computer and bank fraud in the United States. This is Mark Sokolovsky, one of the key figures behind Raccoon Infostealer, a well-known malware capable of infecting millions of computers. This malware was rented to cybercriminals for […]
Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again)
Phishing is still one of the most common and efficient cybercriminal practices, since in many cases attackers target unsuspecting users without knowledge in cybersecurity, not to mention that hackers resort to all kinds of deceptions to gain the trust of victims. Specialists have detected a new Instagram phishing campaign in which threat actors use an […]
How can you help your kids navigate Instagram safely? Here are a few tips to help you protect their privacy on the app.
Jason Sallman is a cryptocurrency investment advisor who enjoys considerable popularity on social media, primarily Instagram, where he has nearly 40,000 followers. Unfortunately, profiles like Sallman’s never go unnoticed by threat actors, who have found a new method of fraud using fake profiles of businessmen, celebrities and other public figures. According to a CNBC report, […]
The attacks started in July 2021 in which threat actors exploited Microsoft MSHTML vulnerability to target overseas Iranians. SafeBreach Labs researchers discovered a new Iranian threat actor trying to steal Instagram and Google (Gmail) login credentials of Farsi-speakers globally. The threat actor is using a new PowerShell-based stealer dubbed PowerShortShell by SafeBreach Labs. The attacks […]
The victims of this “data leak” also include celebrities like Alicia Keys, Loren Gray, Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande, and Kim Kardashian. The cybersecurity team at Safety Detectives, led by Anurag Sen, discovered an unsecured ElasticSearch server belonging to IGBlade.com, a social media analytics site. The server stored scraped data of millions of social media users. […]
Facebook down? Yes, Facebook is down along with Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR due to DNS-related issues. You are not alone; the social media giant Facebook along with its subsidiaries including Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR are down and suffering ongoing service disruption. The outage seems to have begun at around 5:30 pm […]
Gathering cookies is a popular hacking activity and can prove really useful for obtaining information from a target, so it is necessary to know the techniques that threat actors use to obtain this data. On this occasion, cybersecurity experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS) will show you how to copy cookies from […]
From cybercriminal evergreens like phishing to the verification badge scam, we look at the most common tactics fraudsters use to trick their victims
It has been more than two years since Google decided to definitively close its social network Google+, although apparently the history of this platform did not end with the company’s decision. In recent weeks, users and researchers reported how a feature called GooglePlusBot was detected trying to log into some Instagram accounts for no apparent […]
Instagram has patched a new flaw that allowed anyone to view archived posts and stories posted by private accounts without having to follow them. “This bug could have allowed a malicious user to view targeted media on Instagram,” Mayur Fartade said in a Medium post today. “An attacker could have been able to see details […]
Instagram has become one of the most popular social platforms since its origins, and it has even become a source of income for many people and therefore a target of multiple threat actors. Many users may already know, but it is possible to compromise a user account on this platform using Termux, the terminal emulator […]
User privacy and social media have always had a complex relationship, spawning endless debates on regulation, tracking online user behavior, and data collection. It’s why some companies including Apple, have increasingly started to push privacy as a core feature of their products. However, on Facebook, things are going backward. On numerous occasions, Hackread.com reported how […]
Spanish authorities report the emergence of a new phishing variant targeting users of social media platforms like Instagram. According to the report, threat actors try to take control of accounts with powerful and level of interactions by sending fraudulent messages. The campaign was deployed throughout April, with multiple users reporting that their accounts were subjected […]
The social media platform is stepping up efforts to help stomp out harassment and other abusive behavior