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Instagram Hacked? Here’s How to Recover Your Account
Instagram is crucial for designers, serving as a marketing and networking tool that’s key to landing new clients. So what should you do if you’ve had your Instagram hacked? First, don’t panic—you’re not alone. “I’d say it’s common for the average user to get hacked to some degree in their life,” says Matthew Krull, a social media strategist at design-focused communications agency Novità. “I hear more often than not from my friends and colleagues that they’ve experienced some suspicious activity on their account.” But if you’ve had your Instagram account hacked, it’s important to recover it as quickly as possible. Here are the steps for how to get your Instagram account back, as well as measures you can take to bolster your cybersecurity.
Can you get your Instagram back if it’s been hacked?
The short answer: It depends.
If you’ve had your Instagram hacked, it is possible to get it back, but you need to move fast, so that the hacker can’t compromise your account further. If you act quickly, you might be able to kick out the hacker while they’re in your account and before they’ve changed your info, deleted your photos, or posted to your profile. That way you can save yourself the trouble of having to recover your Instagram account through a Meta support request.
But if the hacker has already gone beyond logging in and potentially changing your password, Instagram account recovery becomes a lot more difficult. Depending on how much damage they’ve done, Instagram may be able to help you recover your account. But brace yourself: If your account has been deleted by a hacker, there might be nothing the Instagram support team can do to recover your account.
How do I get my Instagram account back?
There are two different levels of hacking: One that only changes your password, and another that changes your password and contact info. Here’s how to report a hacked Instagram account, and how to recover your Instagram account as soon as possible.
What to do if a hacker has changed your Instagram password
If you’ve found that your password no longer works, simply follow the steps for setting a new one, as prompted by the login page on the Instagram app. Hopefully, the login link will be sent to your email account or phone number, and you can use a security code to log back in to your account and change your password. This would be the best case scenario, as you can solve the problem yourself without having to contact Instagram. (That said, it’s not a bad idea to contact Instagram customer service anyway and let them know that your Instagram account has been hacked—the company may point out some helpful security tips to keep your account safe in the future.)
You’ve had your Instagram hacked, and the hacker changed your password and contact information. Now what?
Hitting a brick wall at the login screen? Yikes. If you’re locked out of your social media account, and you don’t receive a password reset link when you request one via the Forgot password button, a hacker may have changed your email and phone number.
This is a more common type of hacking, as scammers know you will try to reset your password yourself, and they will want to keep control of the account for themselves. They may even hold your Instagram account for ransom, and request bitcoin or other plunder for you to get it back. If that’s the case, you’ll need to report the activity to Instagram by following the instructions here. They will ask you to verify your identity—you might even have to take a video selfie to prove you are who you say you are. This process likely won’t give you immediate access; it could take days or even weeks to recover your Instagram account.
Can you recover your Instagram account if it has been deleted?
In some cases, hackers might delete all your posts, or they might delete your account entirely. If they’ve deleted some but not all of your account, you might be able to retrieve posts by going into the Your Activity section of your Instagram account and selecting Recently deleted. There, you’ll find posts from the last 30 days as well as stories from the last 24 hours.
You can then restore those images or videos.
But if your account has been totally deleted, you might be out of luck. Instagram itself says, “When you delete your account, your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes, and followers will be permanently removed.” You can create a new account with the same email address you used before, but you may not be able to get the same username.
That said, there is a window in which you can recover your Instagram account. “If someone has deleted your account, you technically have 30 days to contact Instagram to explain that you have been hacked and [ask them] to put your account back up. Instagram claims it stores your data for that long,” says digital marketer Jonathan Simon, director of marketing and communications at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. “However, this is a long shot. Once your account is deleted, it is likely gone.”
Interior designer Kristen McGinnis, for instance, was not one of the lucky ones.
Back in 2020, she found that she was logged out of her Instagram account due to suspicious activity—even though her two-factor authentication was enabled. “Instagram’s account retrieval process includes going through identity confirmation. I submitted this well over a dozen times within a month and received zero response,” McGinnis says. “Sadly, I never received any help, only headache and heartache.”
After a month, McGinnis gave up. She started a new Instagram account and used her inaugural post to explain what had happened to her former handle. She then started the arduous process of re-following her former connections, hoping they’d follow her back. Although many of them did, she needed to message others to reintroduce herself. The small silver lining was that her photos were auto-saved to her phone. Still, the mishap had a cost. “I lost a few thousand followers, many of whom I will never get back because I don’t know who to reach out to,” McGinnis says.
Even though no method of account protection is completely fail-safe, staying on top of security best practices can hopefully prevent you from having to rebuild your following.
You can also download your data periodically in order to keep a record of your posts, your followers, and even your comments—that way, if you have your Instagram hacked and eventually need to rebuild your account, you have a head start.
What should you do if you’re locked out of your Instagram account?
For starters, remain calm. Sometimes getting locked out—especially for business accounts—is simply due to an oversight. “For instance, let’s say a social media manager moves on from the company,” says New York– and London-based digital content consultant Charlene C. Lam. “If a transition plan isn’t in place, it may be a while before the remaining team members realize they don’t know the Instagram password.”
To mitigate that risk, keep your Instagram account recovery codes stored in a secure place. These recovery codes will be used to reset two-factor authentication, which will help you get your Instagram account back. They can be found on the Security page of the Instagram app.
Unfortunately, there may be an instance where you’ve been locked out because you were genuinely been hacked by a scammer.
What should you do if you suspect someone is trying to hack your Instagram?
There are a few red flags that may indicate that someone may be trying to hack your Instagram account (or already has). Three big ones: receiving a changed-password email from Instagram that you didn’t trigger yourself, receiving an unprompted email-change request from [email protected], and seeing posts you didn’t make. Here’s how to get help.
What to do if Instagram noticed suspicious activity on your account
If someone attempts to reset your password, Instagram will send you an email informing you of the change. “I take immediate action as soon as I get a notification or email from Instagram letting me know there was suspicious activity on any of the accounts I manage,” Matthew Krull says.
If you receive an email that someone has requested to change your password, and it wasn’t you, someone may be trying to hack your Instagram account.
Report the situation to Instagram via the link in that email, then immediately change your password.
If you received an email from [email protected] asking about changing the email address associated with your Instagram account, but didn’t make that request yourself, click the link in the message that says Secure My Account. If you are unable to get through the login page, the scammer may have changed your password. Don’t lose hope yet—you can still get help by requesting a login link or a security code.
But remain attentive when it comes to these Instagram emails: Some messages that appear to be from Instagram could be phishing attempts or scams from hackers. The good news is that Meta has developed a function to help protect you. If you enter the security section of the Instagram app, you can see what emails Instagram has sent you within the last two weeks. Reviewing that data should help you verify an email’s authenticity.
Keep in mind that other messages, like Instagram DMs and WhatsApp chats, can also contain phishing scams.
Stay alert!
What to do if you noticed suspicious activity on your account
If you notice photos or stories you didn’t post yourself appearing on your page, but you’re still logged in, you’ve probably been hacked on Instagram. You should change your password immediately, as doing so will kick the hacker out of your account. You should also manually log out of any suspicious devices via your login activity page, as well as revoke access from any third-party apps that might have had a security breach and exposed your login information.
How to protect your Instagram account
Hacking isn’t limited to high-profile Instagrammers. “Any account can be a target, because if the hackers are successful, they can use the hacked account to try to get important information like credit card numbers, addresses, and PINs from other unsuspecting users,” Jonathan Simon says.
A strong password is an obvious place to start—and yes, those strings of letters and numbers suggested by Apple’s iOS are pretty safe.
(If you’re concerned about remembering all of your logins, a digital password manager can help.) Still, there are a few additional steps you should take to thwart a potential hacking.
Turn on two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication requires users to enter a security code from an authentication app or your cell phone via text message (SMS) every time they log in to a new device—and it’s a solid deterrent to scammers. Meta offers this service, and you can set it up via the security page in the app.
Check your login activity
Keep an eye on your login activity, which can also be found under the security section of the app. There, you’ll see all the devices that your Instagram account is currently logged into, plus their geographic locations. If you see suspicious activity here, you can log out of those devices from your current one.
Check which third-party apps have access to your Instagram account
Granting third-party apps access to your account is an easy way to share content across different platforms, but it does come with some level of risk: Hackers can break into those apps and steal your Instagram login info.
Head to your security settings, then click Apps and Websites to see what other apps have access to your Instagram account. Keep an eye out for any big data breaches that might affect those apps—if one happens, you’ll want to change your password immediately.
Enable auto-save
Though this measure won’t necessarily protect your account from hackers, it does give you a chance to save all your photos to your phone in the event you have your Instagram hacked and deleted. In the app, click on Settings, then Account, then Original Photos (iPhone) or Original Posts (Android), and make sure that Save is toggled on.
What happens with a hacked Instagram account – and how to recover it
Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again)
A friend – let’s call her Ellie – recently called me with a devastated tone in her voice. Her Instagram account had been hacked and she was locked out. Her panic was evident as she told me her password had been changed and that the hackers had added two-factor authentication (2FA) to the account.
She went on to ask me if I knew of any tips to regain control. I had heard of both good and bad outcomes in similar situations, online, but I had never attempted it first-hand. If I’m honest, I was actually a little excited at the opportunity to test Instagram’s recovery methods to see if I could learn anything.
Ellie is quite computer savvy and understands technology; however, she is also very busy with her small business and young children. As a result, she has simply “put off” adding extra security layers to her social media and email accounts. At any rate, when she called, I refrained from “I told you so!” and asked her what had happened.
How things went wrong
Ellie’s first mistake was that she had used a relatively simple password on the account and had reused it on other accounts, so this password was either compromised or attacked via brute force to gain illicit entry.
Her second mistake was that her account was not to set up 2FA, which is free and easy to implement in all social media and email accounts.
With this turned on, the hackers would have simply been turned away – even with entering the right password or clicking on the “forgotten password” link (a hacker’s favorite starting block!).
Once into her account, they started the process of locking Ellie out by changing the password, adding 2FA to a Nigerian phone number and a different email address. Also, they added an authenticator app. Additionally, they even added some numbers to the end of the Instagram username, which, at first, I could not work out why. This is presumably done so Ellie would not simply be able to regain control from her phone, should she get that far.
Once they had locked Ellie out, they started the next level of sideways attacks by sending messages to her Instagram friends, presumably to target their accounts and get their 2FA codes and multiply the hack. Luckily, no one else divulged the code but a few were immediately taken in by the messages.
The long road to (account) recovery
When Ellie tried to recover her account, she felt like she was at a dead end – even after following the steps on the Instagram help site, she felt stuck.
When she requested a login link from Instagram to be sent to her primary email address, nothing genuine came through even though she could still access this account. (You will, of course, need access to the email address connected to your account. If for any reason you cannot access this email account, Instagram will not let you regain access to your Instagram profile.]
I had remembered that hackers can often get into the associated emails via the same reused passcode, and then hide or block recovery emails sent from Instagram regarding the hacked accounts.
To my (relative) shock, this was exactly what had happened. In her Yahoo account, she clicked on the “Blocked List” and three email addresses ending in mail.instagram.com had been blocked.
Once unblocked, she followed the process again and Instagram sent another login link. She was then asked to submit a video selfie to help verify her identity (this was only possible as she has photos of herself on the account).
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Within 20 minutes, she received an email saying that she had now been granted access back into the account and given a small number of one-time recovery codes to use. We both thought we were on the road to victory!
But it was short-lived.
Although Ellie did regain access to the account by following the genuine link and typing in a backup code, the strangest thing is that she was instantly booted straight back out on entry. She retried this process five more times and this frustrating cycle reoccurred. She panicked, as she was only given six backup codes to use. To get more codes, she had to prove her identity again via the video selfie process … which did not work the next time, but after another attempt she passed and was given six more codes.
Interestingly, however, Ellie’s email address started receiving emails purporting to be from Instagram but the grammar errors and strange requests for security codes looked phishy and, luckily, she ignored them.
Presumably they could have locked her out of this account, but they wanted to keep her in to potentially hand over the One Time Passcodes (OTPs).
I wondered if there could be a problem with her geo- or network location, or device, potentially banning her from entering the account, so I asked her to send the recovery email to my email address for me to try from my laptop at a location five miles away.
I attempted the process on my laptop and much to her disbelief, I got in straight away and stayed in! Success! Ellie was overjoyed, but before I took a moment to work out why this attempt had worked, I decided to secure the account once and for all.
I turned off the newly assigned 2FA app and the Nigerian phone number the hackers had changed it to; then, I changed the associated phone number to Ellie’s and then turned 2FA back on. I went on to change the password and used a 2FA code sent to her phone via SMS to prove she was now the secure owner of the account.
Another thing the bad guys did was change Ellie’s username.
This is presumably because when you log back into Instagram from your phone after logging out, it locks the login screen to the previous username and not an email address, making re-entry very tough unless it is still the original username tied to the app. To get Ellie back in, I had to change it back to her original username.
While in her account, I visited her “Login Activity” and it asked me if my current login location was “me”. I clicked “yes” and it stored this location.
My presumption on how she was instantly being booted out of the account is one of two possibilities. Firstly, they had potentially looked at recent login activity and struck off those locations, making Instagram think her home Wi-Fi was in fact a hacker’s location.
Or secondly, the hackers were still in the account and every time Ellie attempted to use the backup codes, they were notified and used their associated 2FA to change the password once again before she could press on any further. Either way, using another IP address from a laptop and navigating the site quickly worked.
Once she was back in, Ellie had a lot of replying to do with all the messaging that the hackers had done.
Fascinatingly, anyone who replied stating they thought Ellie’s account had been hacked, or mentioned on their own stories that Ellie’s account had been hacked, had been blocked by the hackers too!
Luckily, the whole process only took three days but it definitely felt longer for Ellie. She is back in now and after nearly giving up, she mentioned that she has learnt about account protection the hard way. And I will leave it in her words: “I wish I had followed this simple security advice beforehand”.
Recovery process on a compromised Instagram account
- Head to your email account and make sure any email addresses from Instagram do not feature in your blocked list.
- Visit Instagram’s Password Reset page for a login link.
- Follow the on-screen prompts to this Help page and submit a support request to verify your identity.
You will be asked to record a video selfie, but the next step will only work if your account already contains photos of you. The recovery link will be sent to your original email address. - If this does not work, try it again until it verifies you.
- When successful, you will receive an eight-digit code that will be required after clicking on the link sent from Instagram.
- Log into the account on a computer using an IP address not used before with the account.
- Once in, immediately revoke any wrong 2FA implementation.
- Change the password to something strong and unique and not related to you.
- Change the phone number back to yours.
- Turn 2FA back on.
- Consider using a 2FA authenticator app instead of SMS-based 2FA.
- Change the username back on the laptop before re-entering from your phone.
- Finally, check your blocked list in your Instagram account. The hackers may have placed some close friends of yours in there.
Prevention tips for securing an Instagram account
- Use a strong and unique password on Instagram and never reuse it anywhere else.
- Turn on 2FA, both on your Instagram account and on your email account.
- Watch out for phishing emails purporting to be from Instagram.
- Beware of any Instagram messages that start with something like, “Hi, I need your help”, and call your contact to make them aware of the potential compromise.
- Have at least one photo of your face on your account so the video selfie process will work if needed.
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How to hack an Instagram account: proven methods
To hack an Instagram account, you must use spyware (pre-installed on your computer or phone), guess the password ou use brute force programs to directly access the selected you profile.
It is important to note that hacking is a crime so you must be very careful with the methods you use as you may get into legal trouble which can be severely punished in many countries around the world.
There are many reasons why you want to hack Instagram account , either to enter personal information, to control the content that your children see through this social network, to recover a lost account, among other things.
With this in mind, in this article you will see methods that can be used to achieve this goal effectively and quickly. Also, some processes will be rejected so as not to waste time.
Via download software
Forest « Keyloggers are access keys to a particular account. They were created for to track activities on a specific device and save it in a document record or send it directly to the program administrator. Next, you will see how to hack an Instagram account using keyloggers.
FlexiSPY
FlexiSPY is another program that is great for spying or hacking your Instagram account. Its keylogging feature is is one of the most attractive features of which improves its service and offers advanced features that you can use in other applications. It can be installed on computers, Android and iOS mobile phones.
In addition to full phone recording, will give you access to device location tracking, phone call recording, Internet usage management and more. Like other apps, you will need to install FlexiSPY on the device you want to hack . To access your web portal
You can try the FlexiSPY program from the link
mSpy
This program is available on for Android and iOS phones and is among the favorite spy or Instagram account hacks. In fact, you can have access to all mobile phone activities, be it browsing history, messaging, photo gallery and more.
However, if you want utiliser spy to hack instagram then you must unsubscribe which varies between 15 or 20 euros in the year . Similarly, you will need to have access to the phone number of the account you want to hack and allow it to be downloaded to the device.
Once installed, it will not be easy to detect with the naked eye. You will even have to factory reset your phone to erase mSpy. to get this program.
You can try the mSpy program from the link
Spyzie
Spyzie is the most complete program to hack Instagram and other social networks like Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp and others. It works for both Android devices and iOS phones and the like. mSpy, you must have direct access to the mobile phone that you want to hack to properly configure and install the program.
After installation Spyzie will remain completely hidden .
You will have a record of all activities performed on this phone, whether browsing, sharing content on networks, call log, etc.
Access password recovery
Instagram , you can hack the profile by clicking on the option to recover password , i.e. by resetting the new password . So you will get a message telling you what to do to add a new password.
After resetting your password, you will be able to access your Instagram account without any inconvenience. However, as mentioned earlier, this method is not practical. It is important that you have an email password associated with your Instagram profile. . Otherwise, this option will not work.
Through InstaRipper
With this software you will be able to crack the password by force, that is, using thousands of possible password combinations in the shortest possible time. From InstaRipper you will be able to access account and more you will pourrez change your IP address after 3 failed attempts so you won't get banned and tracked.
However, the counterproductive part of this tool is that it you have to be very nimble and fast because if a person turned on the login notification, he will quickly change the access password.
Trying to guess password
This is a somewhat unorthodox method that you can always try. This consists of guessing the account password by knowing certain personal details of the person . Previously, this method would have been one of the first to be used because passwords were simpler. Now, this is a little tricky due to the great creativity that users have in assigning their keys.
Even if you don't have enough information about the person whose Instagram account you want to hack, it's not recommended to use this process. As a result, Instagram automatically locks the account after repeated unsuccessful attempts enter the password. Basically, it sends a direct email notification so that you can unblock it without any problems.
Using apps
It should be noted that this is not a free app or website that can hack 's Instagram account. In fact, the following list will mention some of the suspicious or scam apps that trick users into offering hacking services, but in reality they are not:
- Xploitz - It's ne fact that is promoting other apps that claim to do hack work, but this is more of a reality check.
- InstaRipper: This is a app that can be downloaded on Android, iOS, Windows or macOS systems. However, since this is not from an official store, you can use at your own risk and take responsibility for .
- Instagram: once you have login that person's username, it tells you that the account has been successfully hacked and that you need to upload a file containing data for that profile. It is not right. Account file not loaded .
- Ighak and InstaHak : Works the same as "InstaLeak". You must write the username you want to hack, but you must also add an email address. Once the page claims the account has been hacked, it asks to install two programs and run them for 30 seconds.
Please note must underline that it is not possible to hack Instagram account or other social network in using phone number or IMEI code of phone . If any web page or application asks you for this information, it will most certainly be done with malicious intent.
How to avoid being hacked
Faced with possible cyberattacks from certain hackers, we need to fortify ourselves and know avoid account being hacked, be it on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and other social networks. This will leave a list with a number of tips and tricks that you need to follow to achieve your goal:
- Strengthen the security of your password .
The longer it is and the more characters it contains, the more difficult it will be to access your profile. - Customize your privacy: It's harder to log into a profile if it's private. So go to your Instagram account settings and enable private mode by following this path: Profile > Three horizontal lines > Settings > Privacy > Personal account ".
- Constantly check for connection activity: if you have opened Instagram on other devices, go to " Settings > Security > Login Activity And close the sessions you don't recognize.
- Enable 2-Step Verification: In the same section " Security ", you will find the option " 2-Step Verification ". That is, you can download the application for to receive security codes every time you log in or the code is sent to the security number you register.
- Lock phone: Strengthen the security of your apps by blocking the sharing of your appareil .
Add unlock pattern, PIN or fingerprint . This ensures that no one will download or install programs without your consent.
As you can see, the procedure for to hack Instagram account can be somewhat complicated or easy to perform depending on the tool you use for this purpose.
Remember to use any of these methods to the best of your ability with awareness, caution and responsibility, because hacking is not a legal activity in many countries around the world .
How to restore instagram: simple instructions
If you deleted your instagram or your account was hacked, you can return it. The editors of MC.today tell you how to restore Instagram and when you have to do it.
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5 most common reasons why a page is restored
Here are five cases when you have to restore your Instagram profile.
Temporary blocking
If a user has violated the rules for using Instagram, then his page can be temporarily blocked.
Access to the page is restricted when a person publishes prohibited content, spam 0242 , violates copyright and so on. Another page is blocked when a person exhausts the limit of actions - the number of likes, subscriptions and comments.
One action can be blocked, for example, the ability to like or comment. And they can prohibit the use of the entire page. This will be announced in the notification.
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To find out what the restrictions are for, go to the Instagram settings on your phone. Select "Help" and then "Support Requests".
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Select the "Violations" section. There you can see publications that violate the guidelines of the social network.
Temporary blocking lasts from a few hours to three weeks.
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If you get banned
Ban is also imposed for violations of the rules for using the social network, but it is not always possible to recover from it.
If the user constantly violates the rules, then the page is blocked forever. It can also be affected by complaints from other users.
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If the profile owner proves that the hacker did the prohibited actions, then the page can be restored.
When they forgot their password or email
78% of users forget their passwords after 90 days. In this case, Instagram has a button "Forgot password" or "Help with logging in". Along with passwords, users forget what email they used during registration.
If you still have access to Instagram, then go to settings, select the "Security" section and change your password. An email will be sent to you to change your password. This way you will find the correct address.
You can restore access through your Facebook profile if it is linked to an Instagram page. Next, we will tell you in more detail how to do this.
If you have lost access or forgotten your email password, please contact the technical support of the mail service.
When the Instagram and Facebook profiles are not connected, and there is no access to the mail or phone number, then the page cannot be restored.
Other problems with instagram login can be found here.
If you were hacked
Instagram page can be hacked by ill-wishers or scammers. Accounts are stolen in order to: carry out financial fraud, steal personal data, view correspondence, send mailings and spam.
If the owner noticed that his page was hacked, then he needs to immediately change the password or contact the technical support of the site. If the moderators of the social network notice this, then they will change all the data. More such pages can be blocked.
If the page was deleted
An Instagram page can be deleted temporarily or permanently. In the first case, the profile becomes inaccessible to all users. But you can return it at any time. And an account that has been permanently deleted cannot be restored.
Technical support and other methods will not help. You will have to create a new page.
How to restore the page through the phone and computer
Phone
Through the login page
1. Access the application from your phone and enter your username and password.
2. If you don't remember your password, click the Forgot Password or Login Help button. If you have the data, then skip to step 6.
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3. Enter your username, email, or phone number. Click next.
4. A link to reset your password will be sent to the specified address or contact. Follow it.
5. Update the password.
6. You will be prompted to restore your account. Press the confirmation button.
Via Facebook
If you don't remember your password, you can restore your account through Facebook.
1. Log in to the application from your phone and click on the "log in with Facebook" button.
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2. If Facebook asks, enter your login information.
3. You will receive a link to reset your password by email. Follow it.
4. Reset your password and create a new one.
Important! You can use this method if your Instagram and Facebook profiles are linked.
Computer
1. Log in to the Instagram website using a computer browser and enter your username and password. If you have the data, then immediately go to step 6.
2. If you do not remember the password, then click the "Forgot password" button.
3. Enter your username, email, or phone.
4. You will receive a link to reset your password by email or phone. Follow it.
5. Reset your password and create a new one.
6. You will be prompted to restore your account. Press the confirmation button.
How to recover an account that has been hacked and the login information has been changed
If your page has been hacked, try to restore access using the "Forgot password" or "Help with login" button.
Follow the same path when you recover your password. If you gain access to the page, then immediately change the password.
If you have not received access, you can go the other way:
1. Go to Instagram on your phone and click the "Forgot your password" or "Help signing in" button.
2. Enter your username, email or phone number and click on the Need More Help button. On the next page, click next.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen. Enter your personal information and other email.
5. An email will be sent to the post office asking you to verify your identity. They may ask:
- to be photographed with a passport;
- take a picture with the security code;
- give information about the phone model from which you previously logged into your account;
- indicate the email of the hacked account;
- send photos that were posted in the account.
Important! If there were your personal photos in the account, where your face is clearly visible, then the page recovery will be without problems.
Restoring a hacked page can be difficult: technical support does not always respond quickly, sometimes the answer comes after a few weeks.
How to recover your account if it has been banned
If your account has been banned, you will be notified by email. The letter writes the reason for the blocking and the number of the error. For a reason, it will become clear how you can restore Instagram.
For example, if the account was banned for copyright infringement, the email will contain the contact details of the content author. You can contact him. If you manage to agree with the author, then ask him to report this in support of Instagram. He needs to send a letter with the error number and his consent.
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Sometimes, in a letter, Instagram support immediately makes it clear that it will not work to restore the account.
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If there is a “let us know” link at the end of the letter, then the page can be restored. Follow this link. There you will find detailed information about the bathhouse and instructions for unlocking it.
Some users find a way out even in this situation: they pretend that the page has been hacked, and all prohibited actions were done by hackers. So you can go through the path of recovering a hacked page, which we described above, and return your account.
9 tips to protect your Instagram page from being hacked
Here are nine rules to prevent your account from being hacked and data stolen:
- Synchronize Instagram with Facebook . Link your email and phone number to your profile. Use an empty SIM card and mail that is not linked anywhere else. They are not hacked, as they are practically inactive.
- Create a strong password for each account separately. This will reduce the chances that scammers will gain access to your profile if the page is hacked on another site.
Write down the password so you don't forget. - Save photos and videos you post on Instagram to your phone, computer or cloud. This way you can prove that the page is yours.
- Post at least twice a year personal photos that clearly show your face. This way, the owner's identity is confirmed faster.
- Post only your own content. If you decide to use someone else's, then agree on this with the author. Screenshot the message with consent, mark it on the publication.
- Do not install suspicious applications on your phone. Such applications may request access to a social network. Fraudsters often use this to gain access to data. Read the service description and reviews.
- Do not access your profile from third-party gadgets. They may contain dangerous virus files and applications.
- Update the software version in time and check your smartphone for viruses.
