My people, e don happen again! Instagram users dey waka for gbege as dem dey receive password reset emails wey no be from their mouth! E be like say some cybercriminals don land, try to scatter everywhere with wetin dem dey call social engineering. Dem don steal sensitive data for inside dem 17.5 million Instagram accounts, and now na wah for us o!
Na wetin happen be say, this reset email wey many people dey see no mean say dem don hack your account o, but no forget say e fit be distraction. Instagram talk say dem don fix the wahala, wey make external party fit request password resets for some users. Dem say make everybody relax, sey nobody don breach dem system. Some people even dey panik like sey dem fit lose their account.
Reports don show say a hacker wey dey answer to “Solonik” don drop information wey dem sey dey enter 17 million Instagram users for some dark web forum. No be small collection, but the funny part be say no passwords dey for the data. Just usernames, phone numbers, and some other public info wey dem fit use to confuse people. My pipo, if una dey receive this password reset email, make una no come jump up like say na fire!
People talk sey dem dey receive plenty of these emails and e dey make sense, because some attackers dey use proper Instagram password reset channels to confound you. E dey work like this: dem go just enter your email or username, and Instagram go send the legitimate reset email to you, expecting sey you go shake body fast-fast make you fit click am. No let panic carry you waka follow dem loose links!
Check as Instagram dey advise: if you receive email wey dey pressure you say make you act fast or wey dey ask for extra details, no be your friend oh! E fit just be one wicked email wey wan scatter your matter. If you dey receive any suspicious email, just chill, no go click any link. If you wan change your password, enter the app directly or open Instagram from your browser instead.
Security experts don dey advise make we dey look out for phishing emails. If you think sey the email dey legitimate, don’t go dey act like beta Jaja of Opobo, take smart risk. Enter your app, check wetin dey go on. Ensure sey you turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) too, e dey help give extra protection!
And make no forget say the emails wey Instagram send suppose dey reflect in your account settings. But as dem dey get issues sometimes, na so many users dey confuse. Abeg, my people, no let any email push you to click quickly. Just take your time, confirm everything inside the Instagram app.
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