Can someone help me secure my Instagram account? It keeps getting hacked despite following all suggested steps. Specific advice needed?

[Anonymous]

Can someone help me prevent hackers from accessing my Instagram account? It gets hacked easily despite following the basic steps suggested. I’ve tried deleting my account and following other recommended steps, but I still got hacked. I’m looking for specific instructions that actually help, as searching on Google hasn’t worked. I don’t have money to pay for help, but I’d appreciate any assistance you can offer. I deleted my pictures, which stopped the hacking for a while, but I no longer feel safe using Instagram. I’d prefer not to use two-step verification that requires my phone number, as I don’t use my number for that purpose. Thank you for your assistance.

[Oliverlogan263]

Here are some specific tips girl:

- Change your password to something super long and complex with uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols. Don't reuse old passwords.

- Turn on two-factor authentication even if it uses your number. That extra layer of security is really important. Your safety should come before privacy preferences here.

- Log out of Instagram on all devices. Make sure you're not still logged in anywhere else someone could access.

- Unlink any accounts linked to Instagram like Facebook that could be a security weakness if those get hacked.

- Be careful who you accept follower requests from, especially if profiles look suspicious. Don't follow back sketchy looking accounts.

- Back up your photos and delete them from Instagram for now if that's helped before. Only reupload once you've beefed up security.

- Try using an authenticator app like Google Authenticator instead of phone codes for 2FA. Makes it even tougher for hackers.

- Change your username if it's similar to others you've used online. Updating it periodically is a good idea.

Hope this gives you some specific techniques to try, girl! Let me know if any of these help lock it down better. Staying super proactive is key with online security. You've got this!

[Nikki1989]

Use good passwords.

Example - $#g72XF=l4Zcr ([36nf. o/A3077? IBxz

[Asker]

I tried that, but it didn’t work at all. I made changes multiple times, and none of them were effective.

[jjj101010]

Complex passwords are a good shout, how do u know it’s been hacked?

[Asker]

I tried that, but it didn’t work at all. I made changes multiple times, and none of them were effective.

[Asker]

Because you see that message and then it indicates that it has been hacked.

[jjj101010]

Which message? U can message me if u want or follow and I can message u