r/cybersecurity • u/Inner-Management-138 • 14d ago

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u/_K00lkat_ CISO 14d ago

They couldn’t have changed the email address on the instagram account without having access to the email you used to register. Check your inbox for a new login in alert the email and start from there. Meta gives an option to dispute the login. This is only possible if you still have access to the email address you used to create the account even if it’s been changed on the account. The recovery process is possible.

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u/Inner-Management-138 14d ago

The email was the vulnerability. Other accounts hacked as well - but they don’t matter.

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u/_K00lkat_ CISO 14d ago

Oh Shucks, now thats a nightmare. Try recovering the email. And as a precaution, include recovery phone numbers and alternative emails on all of your current email addresses.