How to recover hacked Instagram account
Introduction
If your Instagram account has been hacked, there’s no need to panic. You can take several steps to recover it and get back on track as soon as possible. Here are the steps we recommend:
Check if you’re logged in
If you’re logged in, go to your profile and check that it looks as you’d expect. If something seems wrong, check your activity feed and stories—these are two places where hackers can hide their nefarious deeds.
Check your email and SMS
You can also check your email and SMS inbox, spam folder, junk folder, social media app inbox, social media app spam folder, and notifications.
Change your password
If you’ve been hacked, change your password. This is the most important step to take in this process because it will prevent any new password from being stolen by the hacker. Just make sure that you don’t use the same one for multiple accounts—if someone finds out what your real Instagram handle is and can guess at it easily enough, they may be able to log into all of your other accounts as well.
A strong password should also include things like capital letters, numbers, and symbols like @ or # instead of just letters (e.g., “TOP10%”). And remember that passwords are case sensitive so make sure there are no spaces between them!
Delete unknown apps
Deleting unknown apps may seem like a waste of time, but it’s really important to be thorough. If you don’t recognize an app on your phone and can’t remember downloading it, then chances are good that it’s a scam or malware.
Delete any unknown apps that are still running in the background after installation. You can also check out this video from The Telegraph UK where they discuss how to delete unnecessary apps on Android devices:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/03/how-delete-unnecessary-apps-android/#slide=9
Report hacking to Instagram
If you have a hacked Instagram account, it’s important to report the incident as soon as possible.
First, contact Instagram support and let them know about your problem. They’ll be able to help you figure out which feature was compromised and how best to recover from it. There are also some other things that can help:
Share what happened with them by telling them about everything that happened when the hack occurred (including screenshots of messages).
Tell them what steps you took in order to fix the issue (if applicable). For example, if someone hacked into your account because they had access to your password information or security questions answers then tell them how many times they’ve tried at different times before contacting someone else like an advisor at Facebook who handles customer support issues related to hacks like these ones
If you follow these steps, your account should be back in no time.
If you follow these steps, your account should be back in no time.
Log out of your Instagram account by going to Settings > General > Account Settings and selecting the “log out” option from the drop-down menu.
Check that all of your notifications have been deleted (i.e., if there’s a notification from an unknown app), or at least that they are not being received by any apps on your phone now (you might need to re-install them).
Change all of your passwords immediately—even if it’s just for accounts unrelated to Instagram itself—and make sure they’re unique and strong enough so that hackers won’t be able to crack them quickly enough when they do get hacked again later down the line! Don’t use common words such as “password” or “email”; choose something more complex like “123456”, which will also help protect against dictionary attacks by making sure no one can guess what those numbers mean without knowing how many digits come after each letter (which makes things harder).
Conclusion
Thanks for reading, and I hope this article helped you out. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out in the comments section below!
