Tamil actress Gayathrie Instagram account hacked! Know how to stay safe
Tamil actress Gayathrie announced the hacking attempt via her Instagram account. Here’s how you can secure your Instagram account.
_1645766205146.jpg "Actress Gayathrie Shankar took to Twitter to announce that her Instagram was hacked a couple of days ago. She wrote")
_1645766653641.jpg "Indian Playback Singer Premgi Amaren responded to Gayathrie Shankar tweet by saying he had received DMs from her account. Though the actress has now recovered her account, the rising number of cases that involve Instagram hacking poses a concern. Here is how you can secure your Instagram account.")
_1645766753459.jpg "The first step to checking if your account has been hacked is to see if you have received any email from security@mail.instagram.com. Instagram usually informs you if there has been any change in your login credentials and you may be able to undo that.")
_1645766830310.jpg "If both of your credentials have been changed, then you will need to request for a login link. To do that, go to the login screen, and tap ‘Get help logging in’ on an Android or ‘Forgotten password?’ option on an iPhone. Then enter your username, email address or phone number associated with your Instagram account, and then tap Next. After that, select either your email address or phone number, then tap Send login link.")
_1645766939908.jpg "You will receive the link either on the email address or the phone number depending upon which option you’ve selected. Open the link and follow the on-screen instructions to get your account back.")
First Published Date: 25 Feb, 11:00 IST
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