Itake possession of other people's profiles to ask for a ransom is becoming a plague in recent months. From January 2022 to today, early May, I have received countless reports.
Often, unfortunately, it happens that it is not a hacker who violates an account but rather someone close to you. The most classic case is that of the poisoned ex, who for a stupid revenge tries to hit you where he knows he will hurt you.
I make this premise because I want to warn you against sharing your password with people close to you. Prudence is never too much. But of this aspect, that is how to prevent a hacker attack, we will deal with it later.
If, on the other hand, the attack was carried out by a "professional" hacker the reasons are essentially three
What I have listed to you are just some of the reasons why a profile could be the victim of a hacker. If I forgot something add your contribution in the comments.
Alas, assistance is often desired and does not always solve the problem. Not anytime soon anyway.
And it is for this reason that in this guide I will also reveal some other not exactly "conventional" strategies to regain possession of a stolen account.
If your account has been hacked you will no longer be able to access it. For this reason you will have to make another profile. From one of your friend, or by creating a new one.
Report a problem
If you followed the first procedure, scroll down in the settings menu until you find the "Assistance" item. At this point select the option "Report a problem".
Choose one of the 3 available options
Now you can choose one of the three available options.
- Spam or misuse
- Something does not work
- General Comments
By clicking on the first option "Spam or misuse" you will have access to the service center.
by clicking on "Accounts victims of hacking" you will find a whole series of suggestions for those who are victims of hacking.
Please explain your problem to IG Support
You will surely be asked what is the your profile name and here you will find yourself in front of the first big obstacle.
Almost always, in fact, the hacker in question change the profile name, making it untraceable.
Once you have described your problem, press "Send" at the top right.
Procedure completed
Contact a hacker to get your profile back.
A rather drastic solution, which I personally felt I shouldn't suggest. It is obviously a viable road, but it should be the last resort.
But where are these blessed hackers? Well, they are everywhere, even if it is often not easy to find them.
Leaving aside the dangerous mode of the "deep web" from which I suggest you stay away, another basin to draw on for your research could be the forum Blackhatworld.
After this check, read back his various interventions and comments received from other members. In this way you will have more elements to evaluate the character and you can decide whether to contact him or not.
I repeat, it is not the solution that I personally feel like advocating forbut it remains a viable alternative. Especially if you are not a neophyte and have a good experience related to the world of the internet in general.
How to defend yourself from a hacker attack
Now that you're back in possession of your profile you don't want history to repeat itself: right? So let's discover together some fundamental precautions for make your profile hack-proof.
As a last resort you could go to a hacker professional to do the dirty work for you. In this case you will have to choose the character to rely on with extreme caution.
For the series "prevention is better than cure". In the last chapter of the guide we discovered together what measures to take to prevent new attacks.
At this point I just have to say goodbye and refer you to the next article.
