Now it's easier to recover a hacked Instagram account
from David Wurm 
on June 18, 2019, 11:09 am | Write a comment
There are hacked Instagram accounts every day. With known people, the accounts are traded, with private users mostly just a nuisance. Instagram is now introducing measures to make it easier to get your account back.
Hacked accounts are not only on Instagram Problem – this is also the case with Snapchat Recovering a hacked account is a dilemma, As Engadget reports, after feedback from users, Facebook probably came up with the idea of helping users better in the future. Up until now it was only possible to have a link sent to your email address. However, this is usually changed when hackers break into the account.
New function to restore
The Proproblem is now taken in hand and a new function is introduced. This is to prevent you from being locked out of your account if your phone number and/or email address is changed. If you now enter your account name during the login process under the point "I need help with the registration", you will be asked for your telephone number and e-mail address. Instagram then sends a six-digit code that gives you access to your account again. Even if hackers have changed your username or password, you could log back into your account this way.
Another innovation to prevent username theft
The username of public figures is often changed so that hackers can regain access to the free username. They then secure the free name and sell it on. To this ProTo put an end to the problem, changed user names are now only released after 14 days. The original "owner" can change back their old username in these two weeks.
Actually, that's all well and good - but Instagram still does not offer any option to restore an account that has been deactivated by the hacker. Let's see what else is coming.
