Security News > 2020 > August > Instagram ‘Help Center’ Phishing Scam Pilfers Credentials
Turkish-speaking cybercriminals are sending Instagram users seemingly legitimate messages from the social media company, with the aim of stealing their Instagram and email credentials.
While previous phishing messages leveraging Instagram as a lure have been sent via email, the attackers in this campaign send the phishing messages on Instagram's platform itself.
They pretend to be the Instagram Help Center and claim that a copyright violation complaint has been filed against the account owner - and that their account is now at risk of being deleted.
Attackers have previously targeted Instagram users in various phishing campaigns and scams.
Researchers advised Instagram users to be cautious of seemingly legitimate sites that request account credentials for another site.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/instagram-help-center-phishing-scam-pilfers-credentials/158777/
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